Konstantin Rega

Richmond, United States

Contributing Writer at Spectrum Culture

Reviewer at Publishers Weekly

Digital Editor at Virginia Living

Contributing Writer at Treble Zine

Writer (MA @uealdc), contributor @AllAboutJazz, @SpectrumCulture, @treblezine, @VirginiaLiving.

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Articles

Stefano Tanzi: Wrong Together

5 days ago | allaboutjazz.com | Konstantin Rega

Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Stefano Tanzi: Wrong Together Stefano Tanzi is an up-and-coming Italian guitarist with a knack for smooth playing. His debut as leader, Wrong Together, is essentially a tribute to jazz legend Steve Swallow, but it also communicates so much more. With the assistance of Emanuele di Teodoro on bass and Fabio Colella on drums, the trio works with sleek skill.
Adam Ben Ezra: Heavy Drops

2 weeks ago | spectrumculture.com | Konstantin Rega

The groove is strong in multi-instrumentalist Adam Ben Ezra’s Heavy Drops. Mainly known as a double bass player, he has performed with the likes of Snarky Puppy, Pat Metheny, Victor Wooten, etc., and it shows in his smooth and energetic musical abilities. Joined by drummer Michael Olivera, Ezra still produces a meaty sound that morphs intriguingly throughout the release.
Anouar Brahem: After the Last Sky

1 month ago | spectrumculture.com | Konstantin Rega

Shaking up the expected is what jazz is all about. Musician Anouar Brahem delivers his music with exceptional care and consideration. After the Last Sky engages with the wider world. Wonderful Arabic flavors imbue his sense of jazz. With the assistance of bassist Dave Holland, pianist Django Bates and cellist Anja Lechner, a real tapestry of sound is woven. The album is a blend of classical motifs, jazz improvisations and subtle Middle Eastern sonic aesthetics.
Paul Simon: Still Crazy After All These Years

1 month ago | spectrumculture.com | Konstantin Rega

Simon is a songwriter who competently writes both upbeat songs and sincere ballads (as well as just about everything in between). The title track begins the release, offering a jazzy pop tune — “jazzy” mostly because of the saxophone thrown into the mix. The Fender Rhodes intro is also a very specific start. It’s ear-catching, and it comes in and fades out throughout the piece.
Takuya Kuroda: Everyday

1 month ago | allaboutjazz.com | Konstantin Rega

Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Takuya Kuroda: Everyday Kobe-born, Brooklyn-based trumpeter Takuya Kuroda continues to find his groove and expressive essence on Everyday. Through his inspired amalgamation of jazz, funk, hip-hop and neo-soul, this release exhibits an ability to think beyond the boring and basic, to see what lies ahead.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Virginia’s Best Festivals & Parades

1 month ago | virginialiving.com | Hope Cartwright |Madeline Mayhood |Konstantin Rega |Dean King

It’s not just the luck of the Irish that Virginians are so passionate about St. Patrick’s Day. So many Irishmen settled in Virginia in the 1700s that the Shenandoah Valley was once known as the “Irish Tract.” Whether you’re tracing your Celtic roots or just in it for the Guinness, cities across the Commonwealth have you covered with events embracing the emerald.
Top 10 Must-Visit Spring Festivals for 2025

1 month ago | virginialiving.com | Hope Cartwright |Madeline Mayhood |Konstantin Rega |Dean King

March 8–9 & 15–16: Virginia’s “sweetest event of the year” brings maple syrup to the scenic streets of Monterey, McDowell, Bluegrass, and other Highland County towns. Enjoy maple sugar camp tours, pancake meals, and maple donuts. HighlandCounty.orgMarch 20–23: Virginia authors converge in Charlottesville, a town of rich historic character and literary legends (Edgar Allan Poe and William Faulkner, among others) to share insights on their writing, methods, and philosophies.
Jakob Dinesen: Slow Flow

1 month ago | spectrumculture.com | Konstantin Rega

Slow Flow arrives when the world is in a tentative, shaky place. Jakob Dinesen, a tenor saxophonist with two Grammys and several international awards to his name, mellows things out without too much hypnotic or psychedelic sorcery. The result is a nice balance of reverberating noises, melody and steady backing instrumentation. The Danish musician has instant appeal, and even with some experimental jazz sprinkled in, the music arrives pleasantly and without too much fuss.
Acrostic Valentine Poems Consumed Crazy-In-Love Colonials

2 months ago | virginialiving.com | Madeline Mayhood |Hope Cartwright |Konstantin Rega

Nearly 300 years before pop love tunes crowded February airwaves, Virginians penned acrostic love poetry. First published in the Virginia Gazette, they became known as “the lovers’ literary crusade of 1768.” Acrostic poets use the first letter of each line to spell a hidden message—in these poems, it was the name of the lovelorn writers’ admired. The young women of Williamsburg were absorbed by allusions to Apollo and comparisons of their beauty to jonquils and roses.
Ambrose Akinmusire: honey from a winter stone

2 months ago | spectrumculture.com | Konstantin Rega

If music stands still for too long, who’s going to pay attention to it? Mover and shaker Ambrose Akinmusire creates music that dances and resists being stationary and stagnant. A brilliant trumpeter who isn’t afraid to make some noise, Akinmusire pushes himself to new heights. His album honey from a winter stone blends a variety of styles and sounds — from jazz and classical to rap — in creative, intermingling pathways and narratives.