Billy Mintz News Today

The weeks ahead feature the arrival of artists on the verge of bigger things, rare local appearances by some veteran performers, and an exciting array of talent across all genres at all kinds of venues.

Jeff Johnson: My Heart article by Jeff Johnson, published on May 17, 2023 at All About Jazz. Find more Liner Notes articles

Bassist Max Johnson gives us a traditional bop album recorded with two veteran musicians and a contemporary jazz LP with two younger but no less adventurous artists.

The pianist to the stars leads his trio in a set of outstandingly elegant improvisations

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify  Fifteen years after the release of his first album as a leader, keyboardist, composer and arranger Martin Bejerano still insists his is not a great Latin piano player. “I’m not someone who is satisfied with doing just one kind of music,” he readily admits, pointing to the broad stylistic diversity … Continue reading

Saxophonist Tony Malaby reconvenes his Sabino band, emerging from a set of concerts under the New Jersey Turnpike with an unfussy quartet date thats wide open.

Saxophonist Tony Malaby, unlucky at the beginning of the pandemic after catching a very early case of the virus — the subsequent isolation imposed on his playing led him to a unique solution.

Saxophonist Tony Malaby, unlucky at the beginning of the pandemic after catching a very early case of the virus — the subsequent isolation imposed on his playing led him to a unique solution.

To hear the broadcast version of this story, use the audio player above. For more than 25 years, Tony Malaby has been one of the most riveting

Saxophonist Tony Malaby, unlucky at the beginning of the pandemic after catching a very early case of the virus — the subsequent isolation imposed on his playing led him to a unique solution.