JAZZIZ Discovery

A deep sadness came over me when I heard of the passing of Peabo Bryson, one of the most gifted and emotionally resonant male vocalists of our time. To my ears, Peabo was never simply a great R&B singer or a great balladeer — I have always considered him one of the greatest male vocalists […]

While her discography dates back more than 40 years, Eliane Elias is best experienced live in front of an audience. And that’s just how you’ll find her on her latest recording, Ao Vivo, leading her quartet at the SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium in October 2023. “We stretch out more on stage,” says the pianist and […]

  from the top, from left: Delfeayo Marsalis, Fred Wesley, Isaiah Collier, Shamarr Allen, Terrence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane, The Soul Rebels, Victor Campbell, Dianne Reeves, Robin Barnes text and photos by Joel A. Siegel For its 57th edition, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival drew 475,000 people over two weekends, exceeding the 460,000 […]

A fixture on the Montreal jazz scene, guitarist and composer Mike Bruzzese assembled a band comprising jazz aces from the U.S. and Canada for his latest release, Another Space. The guitarist’s warm tone and dexterous playing sparkle within the simpatico quartet, whose members sound quite compatible and whose broad and impressive résumés reveal a spectrum […]

The title of the Andrés Coll Cosmic Trio’s latest album, Ride to Heaven, hints at travel beyond the stratosphere, but its roots are deeply planted in terra firma. While much of his music rockets toward outer space, marimba virtuoso and composer Coll is steeped in the folkloric sounds of his native Ibiza, and he’s long […]