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Jazz Content Curator with emphasis on where jazz has been, where it is now, and where it will go. Recognized ERP and EAM Consultant, Free Thinker, Avid Reader, Actor, Writer, Humanist!

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Blue Note Records @bluenoterecords.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Did you know that's Ronnie Foster playing organ on "Summer Soft" from Stevie Wonder's 1976 masterpiece "Songs In The Key Of Life"? Ronnie had just released "Cheshire Cat," the 5th of his excellent 70s Blue Note albums." Stream our spotlight playlist & browse vinyl: bluenote.lnk.to/RonnieFoster...

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Bird Lives @birdlives1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Awfully fun sitting around the house listening to a bunch of Bud Powell. I don't really do that with Powell the way I do with Monk, Evans, OP, etc., etc. May need to change that. 🍷

@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

October is going to have some great releases... From the #ECM upcoming album Corners by jazz veteran & trumpeter Enrico Rava with guest tenor Joe Lovano Matteo Paggi - trombone Francesco Diodati - guitar Francesco Ponticelli - Bass Evita Polidoro - drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #ECM #Jazz

Ça va sans dire

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Post - Bop jazz fans are going to love this song from the Oct 23 release Covell by veteran bassist Billy Mohler joined by a staple of the LA jazz scene on drums Joe LaBarbera, and one of the best saxophonists of this jazz era Mark Turner #JazzMusic #JazzSky #PostBop #ModernJazz #Jazz

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Thematically structured around the physics of light, cosmic space, and spiritual philosophy, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith elegantly blends trio, quintet, sextet, and octet on his new album Constellations And Hemispheres Bobby Naughton - Vibraphone Pheeroan akLaff - Drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Space

Meditation On Love

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Happy Sunday, and you know what that means... Johnny Hodges had one of the most viscerally emotive tones of any musician on any instrument. His re-imagination of this Duke Ellington standard is a thing of beauty youtu.be/5Aw8SIC7tSM?...

Johnny Hodges - Come Sunday

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

On the 1962 album Coltrane (aka "The Red Planet") John Coltrane wrote this homage to Miles Davis. In 2026 guitarist Jeff Parker reimagines the iconic tune Chris Speed – Tenor Saxophone Kaveh Rastegar – Bass Aaron Steele – Drums #JazzMussic #JazzSky #JazzGuitar #JohnColtrane #MilesDAvis

Jeff Parker - "Miles' Mode" (ft. Chris Speed, Kaveh Rastegar, and Aaron Steele)

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In one of his best releases in the latter stages of his illustrious career, pianist Eddie Higgins shines on this gorgeous reimagination of the Bruno Martino tune From the 2001 release Betwitched Jay Leonhart – Double Bass Joe Ascione – Drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #JazzPiano #EddieHiggins #NewYork

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Recorded in February 1970 at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City, the The Awakening highlights pianist Ahmad Jamal's signature use of space, dynamic restraint, and percussive block chords across a trio setting was a masterpiece. Jamil Nasser – Bass Jamil Nasser – Bass #JazzMusic #JazzSky #NewYork

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

On the 1962 album Coltrane (aka "The Red Planet") John Coltrane wrote this homage to Miles Davis. In 2026 guitarist Jeff Parker reimagines the iconic tune Chris Speed – Tenor Saxophone Kaveh Rastegar – Bass Aaron Steele – Drums #JazzMussic #JazzSky #JazzGuitar #JohnColtrane #MilesDAvis

Jeff Parker - "Miles' Mode" (ft. Chris Speed, Kaveh Rastegar, and Aaron Steele)

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Pianist/composer Emmet Cohen offers the first of a three part movement in honor of centennial celebrations of Miles and Coltrane this year on upcoming "Universal Truth Suite" with music as the vessel for truth Yasushi Nakamura -B Joe Farnsworth-D Jeremy Pelt-T Tivon Pennicott-TS #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Emmet Cohen - I. Eternal Glimpse (Official Performance Video)

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Recorded live at Amsterdam's iconic venue in June 1982, Live at the Bimhuis captures the intimate, telepathic duo dynamic between pianist Mal Waldron and soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy & this one of my fav reimaginations of the Thelonious Monk iconic standard #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Amsterdam #Bimhuis

'Round Midnight

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Late Nite at the #WestSideOFJazz Next gen bassist Anna Butteras. who has performed with Jeff Parker, Makaya McCraven, & Phoebe Bridgers, with a sneak listen for an upcoming release with flugelhornist/cornetist John Raymond, and drummer/producer Ben Lumsdaine #JazzMusic #JazzSky #ModernJazz #Jazz

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Catching up on new releases Budapest, Hungary modern post bop group Daveform Quintet make magic with US guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel on scintillating new release Blue Waves Dávid Szegő-D Krisztián Oláh-p Dániel Mester – Sax Gábor Subicz – Trumpet #JazzMusic #JazzSky #JazzGuitar #Budapest b

Daveform Quintet & Kurt Rosenwinkel - Blue Waves (live studio session)

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

While the sublime title track "The Seagulls Of Kristiansund" which clocks in at 26 min gets lions share of attention from this 1989 album by pianist Mal Waldron, the opening burner is no lightweight Woody Shaw – Trp Charlie Rouse – TS, flute Reggie Workman – B Ed Blackwell – D #JazzMusic #JazzSky

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Another Next Gen jazz pianist to keep an eye out for... LA Based pianist Rob Araujo, who followed his passion and walked away from a biology doctoral program. and that passion permeates new release Nakama Omari Jazz - Producer Zach Danziger-D Patrick Goličnik-D #JazzMusic #JazzSky #LosAngeles ,

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Fans of Radiohead or Herbie Hancock will love this... Fans of Radiohead AND Herbie Hancock will REALLY love this From the critically acclaimed Blue Note Records debut album by pianist and composer Robert Glasper a seamless merging of two similar yet different artistic geniuses. #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Maiden Voyage / Everything In Its Right Place

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Keith Jarrett's intoxicatingly gorgeous, yet subdued reimagination of the Harold Arlen tune made immortal by Judy Garland's 1939 performance of it in "The Wizard Of Oz". 1984 Tokyo, Japan Kan-i Hoken Hall (簡易保険ホール) #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Tokyo #Japan #SoloPiano #KeithJarrett #JudyGarland #HaroldArlen

Keith Jarrett - Over the Rainbow (Tokyo 1984) [Restored]

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and create layered brass and reed counterpoints, and exquisitely expands the suite's modal harmonies across full big-band voicings. 2005 A Love Supreme Wynton Marsalis & JLCO #JazzMusic #JazzSky #JohnColtrane #JazzAtLincolnCenter #Wynton •

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

From the 2019 Angels Around, recorded in Paris France by guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel and his Trio....here he pays homage to Bill Evans with an approach that is part post bop Trio, part grunge guitar, and all of it gorgeous Dario Deidda-B Gregory Hutchinson-D #JazzMusic #JazzSky #JazzGuitar #Parus

Time Remembered

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Remembering Bill Evans who passed away on Sept 15th 1980 with some of my favorite reimaginations of his work such as this jewel from the 1996 superb LIVE duo album Night and the City by pianist Kenny Barron and the late bassist Charlie Haden.... #JazzMusic #JazzSky #NewYork #BillEvans #WaltzForRuth

Waltz For Ruth (Live - Instrumental)

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic on his Hamburg Steinway concert grand piano, pianist Alan Pasqua's solo reimagination of this Bill Evans tune is a thing of beauty... From the 2020 Album Day Dream, which is scintillating from start to finish.. #JazzMusic #JazzSky #BillEvans #SoloPiano #Piano

Turn out the Stars

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Remembering the Life and Times of the late pianist Bill Evans, who passed on Sept 15th 1980. From the 1997 album Here On Earth by trumpeter Ingrid Jensen who offers a vocal arrangement of Evan's tune Jill Seifers-Vcl George Colligan-B Gary Bartz-Sax Dwayne Burno-B Bill Stewart-D #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Time Remembered

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Simply Beautiful... #JazzMusic #JazzSky #BillEvans

Bill Evans Trio - Emily (Helsinki 1969)

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I believe the first recording of this tune Recorded in 1962, intended for Riverside who had money issues. Pianist Bill Evans moved to Verve. Tapes were lost until the 1980s. A rare Quintet release with Evans as leader. Zoot Sims-TS Jim Hall-G Ron Carter-B Philly Joe Jones-D #JazzMusic #JazzSky

time remembered bill evans quintet

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Responsible for the iconic LIVE @villagevanguard.bsky.social performances, 3 months before his passing on Sept 15th, Bill Evans did his final performance. Village Vanguard NYC June 6, 1980 Bill Evans, p; Marc Johnson, b; Joe LaBarbera, ds #JazzMusic #JazzSky #NewYork #VillageVanguard #TheVillage

Turn Out The Stars - Bill Evans

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Less than a month after his 51st Birthday on Aug 16, 1980, one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Bill Evans passed away on Sept 15th. From a gorgeous and sublime duo performance by guitarist Pat Metheny and keyboardist Lyle Mays "September 15h" #JazzMusic #JazzSky #JazzGuitar #BillEvans

Pat Metheny-Lyle Mays- September fifteenth

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Simply beautiful.... From the sublime atmospherics of the gorgeous new alumb From Such A Blue Sky (Japanese title: かくも青き空から), by Japanese ambient/percussion pioneer Midori Takada and Danish guitarist/composer Jakob Bro #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Japan #Denmark #LateNight

Falling and Fragmentation

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Polish-born, Germany-based vibraphonist and multi-percussionist Izabella Effenberg reimages Chick Corea's tune on a Array Mbira—a modern, hand-crafted radical redesign of the traditional African thumb piano with 5-octave range & harp-like circular soundboard layout. #JazzMusic #JazzSky #ArrayMbira

Crystal silence I

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Happy Sunday (Its my Birthday also) and if its Sunday, you know what that means... From a 2020 Independent release by drummer/Educator Larry Bennett Jr. and his take on the iconic Duke Ellington standard... #JazzMusic #JazzSky #JazzSunday #Sunday #DukeEllington

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Four of the best of the Next Gen Euro Jazz artists from #ACTRecords put their spin on the confluence of modern jazz and classic rock, which both came from the Blues MAGIC!! 2023 4 Wheel Drive II Nils Landgren -Trb Michael Wollny-B Lars Danielsson-B Wolfgang Haffner-D #JazzMusic #JazzSky

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Chicago bassist Clarke Sommers & Nonet 2023 Feast Ephemera Chamber meets Post Bop Geof Bradfield – Tenor , Bass Clarinet Chris Madsen – Tenor Russ Johnson – Trumpet Tito Carrillo – Trumpet Joel Adams – Trombone Scott Hesse – Guitar Dana Hall – Drums Chris White – Piano #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Chicago

Chance Encounter

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Written by Arthur Schwartz & made famous by Ethel Merman in the Broadway musical Between the Devil, Miles Davis recorded this during his breakout Prestige sessions for the 1955 Musings of Miles with Red Garland – Piano Oscar Pettiford – Bass Philly Joe Jones – Drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #MilesDavis

I See Your Face Before Me

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

From the scintillating new #ECM release Roma...live solo album by Keith Jarrett, recorded during his July 12, 2016 performance at the Sala Santa Cecilia (Auditorium Parco della Musica) in Rome, Italy at the end of a European tour #JazzMusic #JazzSky #SoloJazzPiano #Italy #Rome #KeithJarrett

It's a Lonesome Old Town (Live)

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

J.J. does Broadway Show Tunes, and does them very well, From the 1963 April recording (the first was done in March with another band) of J.J.'s Broadway by trombonist J.J. Johnson Hank Jones – Piano Richard Davis – Bass Walter Perkins – Drums #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Broadway #Jazz #LateNight

My Favorite Things

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

One of my fav jazz trombonists, Robin Eubanks from his splendid 5the release, the 1997 Wake Up Call with: Duane Eubanks – Trumpet Antonio Hart – Alto Saxophone Eric Lewis (ELEW) – Piano Lonnie Plaxico – Bass Gene Jackson – Drums And this gorgeous slow burn #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Jazz #LateNite

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

One of the best jazz pianists of this or any era...the late, great, Geri Allen from her superb 1998 The Gathering Trumpet: Wallace Roney Trombone: Robin Eubanks Flute / Woodwinds: Dwight Andrews Bass: Buster Williams Drums: Lenny White Percussion: Mino Cinelu #JazMusic #JazzSky #Gathering #Piano

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Fans of solo jazz piano will want to check this out... A Simply Beautiful personal homage to French Impressionist composer Maurice Ravel, blending classical harmonies with jazz improvisation from the sublime 2023 Small Wonders by US born, Montreal based pianist Matt Herskowitz #JazzMusic #JazzSky

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Late Night in the #WestSideOFJazz with intriguing upcoming new release Points of Light by long time jazz bassist Christian McBride and his Ursa Major group Nicole Glover Tenor Ely Perlman Guitar Mike King Piano Savannah Harris Drums A gorgeous George Duke rewire #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Jazz

No Rhyme, No Reason

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

From the Tokyo jazz scene, one of the best new Post Bop albums of the year, the scintillating Mabui by drummer Shun Ishiwaka which merges Japanese/Okinawan cultural motifs with modern acoustic jazz, free improvisation, and intricate polyrhythms. #JazzMusic #JazzSky #TokyoJazz #Japan #ModernJazz

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Wow! Part of the Next Gen of Tokyo based Modern Jazz artists, Tokyo based drummer Shun Ishiwaka creates some amazing modern post bop landscapes...His brilliant new album Mabui (Soul) is special Yusei Takahashi-P Marty Holoubek-B Tomoaki Baba -TS #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Japan #Tokyo #TokyoJazz

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Inspired by Indonesian five-note pentatonic scale, & a jazz shift from 60s Hard Bop to avant/spiritual explorations, Woody Shaw's 1973 Song of Songs is a landmark album Woody Shaw-Trp George Cables-P Henry Franklin-B Woodrow Theus II-D Emanuel Boyd -FL/TS Ramon Morris-TS #JazzMusic #JazzSky

Song Of Songs (Remastered 2026)

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Its Sunday, so you know what that means.... Nelson Riddle Orchestra and Oscar Peterson with a sublime treatment of the Duke Ellington Standard... #JazzMusic #JazzSky #Sunday #Duke

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Written for late night hotel jams during Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, Hendrick Meurkens Quartet's 2010 album Night In Jakarta offers blend of Brazilian choro, samba, & Latin jazz Hendrik Meurkens: Harmonica, Vibe Misha Tsiganov-P Gustavo Amarante-B Adriano Santos-D #JazzMusic #JazzSky

A Night in Jakarta

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Title track from the sterling modern post bop 2016 debut release by one of the most Under The Radar jazz pianists David Budway - A New Kiss.. Eric Revis-B Jeff "Tain" Watts-D And this one swings, sways, and sashays and the energy is infections on rework of Watts' Kiss. #JazzMusic #JazzSky #NewYork

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Be on the Lookout for this one. ACT Records has produced some amazing jazz over the years. The Gallery Concerts IV is a gorgeous celebration of . 85th of ACT label founder Siggi Loch, recorded at the ACT Art Gallery in Berlin in August 2025. The Beatles redone #JazzMusic #JazzSky #EuropeanJazz

Lady Madonna (Live)

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Following 2020 modern post bop album General Semantics, Geof Brandfield expands the Trio from sax & clarinet & drummer with a piano which opens things up beautifully Geof Bradfield: TS.SS, bass clarinet Myra Melford-P Ben Goldberg: Clarinet & contra-alto clarinet Dana Hal-D #JazzMusic #JazzSky

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Just started a new project for a client, so the wheels have been turning, but I have had this album at the top of my playlist. Guitarist Sandro Fazio with his outstanding homage to John Coltrane - Dear Trane - where the focus is on the tenor, but reimagines harmonics #JazzMusic #JazzSky #JazzGuitar

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

An exquisite blend of mix of modern Scandinavian jazz spaciousness, Brazilian rhythmic influences, and hard-bop sensibilities. are offered on Swedish bassist and composer Jon Henriksson's shimmering new release ShapeShifter.. Pelle von Bülow-G & Karl-Martin Almqvist-TS shine #JazzMusic #JazzSky

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@WestSideOFJazz @westsideofthings.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

While there are numerous homages to the music of John Coltrane, I can't remember many guitar led albums. But I tell you, Sandro Fazio's scintillating Dear Trane is a MUST listen. He keeps the sax front and center, and Francesco Bearzatti is a beast #JazzMusic #JazzSky #JazzGuitar #Coltrane

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