My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, May 2014: The Bad Plus, The Rite of Spring (Sony Masterworks) Amy Cervini, Jazz Country (Anzic) Brian Charette, Square One (Posi-Tone) Kris Davis Trio, Waiting for You to Grow (Clean Feed) Rufus Reid, Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project (Motéma) Matt Slocum, Black Elk’s Dream (Chandra)
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, May 2013: JD Allen, Grace (Savant) Steve Coleman and Five Elements, Functional Arrhythmias (Pi) Kris Davis, Capricorn Climber (Clean Feed) Jason Mears Electric Quintet, Book of Changes: Part I (Prefecture) O’Farrill Brothers Band, Sensing Light (Zoho) Thiefs (Melanine Harmonique)
My Overdue Ovation column on bassist Kermit Driscoll, in the April 2011 issue of JazzTimes.
In case you missed the last one… Alex Brown, Pianist (Sunnyside) Michael Dease, Grace (Jazz Legacy) Nick Rosen, Into the Sky (Porter) Michael Gregory Jackson, Clarity (ESP-Disk) Stephen Gauci/Kris Davis/Michael Bisio, Three (Clean Feed) Julian Argüelles Trio, Ground Rush (Clean Feed)