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FANTASTIC • FOUR Sumi Tonooka Under the Surface by the Sumi Tonooka Trio with Alchemy Sound Project Released on June 27, 2025, on ARC. The album is a suite of music commissioned by Chamber Music America, exploring themes of interconnection and resilience. Johnathan Blake My Life Matters by Johnathan Blake Released on Blue Note Records on September 19, 2025. The album […]
Special to Jazz Artistry Now written by Brett Kynard The Lionel Hampton jazz bands, officially the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, were among the most popular and exciting groups in the 1940s and 1950s. Hampton established himself from 1936 to 1940 with the Benny Goodman Quartet. This group produced many commercial recordings and radio broadcasts for Victor […]
Jazz Artistry Now Congratulations to the Kansas City Monarchs Baseball Club and MaxFun Entertainment for bringing back the KC Blues & Jazz Fest, October 3 and October 4, 2025 at the Monarchs Legends Field sports complex in Kansas City, Kansas. After 24 years, the KC Blues & Jazz Fest returns, bringing the city’s signature sound […]
Pianist/composer Sumi Tonooka reveals the secret world of trees and the underground connections that bind society in extraordinary new suite Under the Surface out June 27 via ARC With special guest Johnathan Blake and Alchemy Sound Project Click Here to Register for Bandcamp Listening Party June 25 at 7 pm ET PUBLICITY CONTACT Stream / Download Under the Surface Included are […]
Caton Castle Lounge in Baltimore: featuring Bobby Watson, Warren Wolf, Curtis Lundy, Eric Kennedy, and Jordan Williams.
JAN Editor Christopher Burnett’s favorite albums of 2023 list, with audio embeds, and reasons why.
Musings In Cb (ARTICLE) “Why Charlie Parker Remains Significant” I read that the Miles Davis masterpiece album “SEVEN STEPS TO HEAVEN” turned 60 years old on July 16 of this year. And it validates that all thoughtfully done professional music truly has no expiration dates. Regardless of any music genre labels applied to it. Another […]
ALBUM:BOOK OF SECRETS ARTIST:PATRICK CORNELIUS Watch the official video Video by Luke Marantz Listen to the album Another great album by Patrick Cornelius. His writing continues to reverently move the music into our times. The playing is superb throughout. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Available everywhere. — Christopher Burnett, JAN Patrick Cornelius: Alto Saxophone Behn Gillece: Vibes Art […]
All in all this is an impressive effort from Simeon Davis, both for his writing and his playing. With luck and perseverance, he will certainly have a great future in creative music.
Article by Joshua Rivera and Jackson HarrisonCompiled and Edited by Christopher Burnett Jazz Artistry Now poses two questions in our “Next Generation Perspectives” series to jazz artists who are current Fellows as well as Alumni of the Kansas City Area Youth Jazz program. We believe that it is important to hear from our youngest musicians. […]