Top jazz piano, keys and Hammond organ in ’26
Eye catching Brad Mehldau and Keith Jarrett releases are imminent. But look at these riches also
Joey DeFrancesco, Live at Keystone Korner, Mack Avenue Records ****
Feel the flow. The sound of Joey DeFrancesco will never be forgotten thanks to great live albums like this
Blair & Huber’s Eclipse: bold Eurojazz high
Top Eurojazz in 26 to bet on. After a stirring EP, Eclipse ups the ante immeasurably.
Blair/Huber top the marlbank ’26 Eurojazz list
Germans feature heavily in our mainland Europe jazz '26 so far best-of
The playlist: Dear Oscar themed
Celebrating Oscar Wilde born today in 1854. Other Oscars, the two Oscar Ps so felicitously, blend in abidingly
Ricardo Toscano and João Paulo Esteves da Silva, The Third Beside Us, Artway ****
Brooding duo reveries that straddle chamber jazz and the avant-garde
Tyler Henderson, The Long Game, Cellar Music ***1/2
Accomplished piano trio driven originals plus a Jimmy Van Heusen evergreen found in the blend
Zawinul Legacy Band 3.0, Live At Grafenegg, Ropeadope ***1/2
Compositions that are built to last played by players who are closer to the source than most
What makes a good live jazz album?
There isn’t a definition. But I can show you one eminently eligible candidate.
This week’s podcast + track of the week
The latest marlbank podcast reflects on Gary Crosby and Cherise at the new London outpost of the Blue Note
Malou Oheix wins the Hancock
A starry, starry night in Paris saw French singer Malou Oheix crowned Hancock winner
Finn Carter, Finding Home, Whirlwind **** recommended
Remember exactly where you are and how you felt when you first heard these remarkable sounds
Sarah Heneghan, Tiny Sacred Gaps ***
Modesty and reserve speak volumes in this pared back recording
Sharp Little Bones, Step Up! Get Down! Full Beam Music ***
Originals that tap a certain reflectiveness
Rahsaan Barber, Eternal, Jazz Music City Records ***1/2
More-ish straightahead listening borne out of loss transformed into light
Gary Crosby Quartet featuring Cherise Adams-Burnett + Maddy Coombs trio, Blue Note, London ****
A first visit to the new London Blue Note
Michael Kanan, Horacio Fumero and Guillem Arnedo, The Sweetest Sounds, Fresh Sound ***
A pleasantly swinging mainstream piano trio rendering of some classic tunes plus a few originals
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