JAZZIZ MAGAZINE

For over 30 years, JAZZIZ Magazine has been a leading voice in the music industry, showcasing innovations, tracking trends, and highlighting the artists who shape our musical landscape. This award-winning publication offers readers a blend of engaging content, including insightful articles, hundreds of reviews, and stunning photography, both in print and online. Each issue of JAZZIZ not only looks fantastic but also includes exclusive Limited-Edition Collector’s CDs in its quarterly Print Editions and access to music and video streaming in the monthly Digital Editions, allowing you to experience the sounds featured within its vibrant pages. Recognized as “the voice of a new jazz culture” that it has helped to establish, JAZZIZ has solidified its reputation as a trusted source on jazz and style. It’s your ultimate hub for adult music entertainment. Join us today!

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Requisite: Nina Simone

1 week ago | jazziz.com | Bob Weinberg

Nina Simone In Concert (Philips), 1964 From the starkly emotional “I Loves You, Porgy” to the scathing “Mississippi Goddam,” this live 1964 concert album presents various facets of Nina Simone’s remarkable artistry. She’s a balladeer, a torch singer, a blues singer, a protest singer and one helluva pianist, as made plain by her unaccompanied read... JAZZIZ Discovery Membership Required You must be a JAZZIZ Discovery member to access this content. Join Now
International Jazz Day Comes to Abu Dhabi

1 week ago | jazziz.com | Bob Weinberg

Helmed by Herbie Hancock, this year’s celebration takes place in the United Arab Emirates. By Bill Meredith Since 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recognized April 30 as International Jazz Day, to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role in uniting people worldwide. The annual date also serves as the culmination... JAZZIZ Discovery Membership Required You must be a JAZZIZ Discovery member to access this content. Join Now
Late Drummer’s New Release Re-defines Kool Jazz

1 week ago | jazziz.com | Bill Meredith

George Brown, founding drummer for funk/R&B icons Kool & the Gang, displays his jazz and multi-instrumental talents on a second posthumous solo release. Drummer George “Funky” Brown (1949-2023) earned that well-deserved nickname as the founding drummer for Kool & the Gang, co-writing hits from the band’s early funk classic “Jungle Boogie” through later R&B vehicles... JAZZIZ Discovery Membership Required You must be a JAZZIZ Discovery member to access this content. Join Now
Song of the Day: Dan Moretti & Brazilia, “Black Nile”

1 week ago | jazziz.com | Bill Meredith

Saxophonist Dan Moretti & Brazilia channel the Latin side of Wayne Shorter on Live at the Pump House Music Works (Roots Grooves). A 2017 inductee into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame, tenor saxophonist Dan Moretti is also nearing his 30-year anniversary as a professor at the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston.... You must be a JAZZIZ Discovery member to access this content. Already a member? Log in here
Pat Metheny To Make News at Jazz Foundation of America Gala

1 week ago | jazziz.com | Bill Meredith

Former NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt will present Metheny with the JFA’s Charlie Christian Award for a lifetime of creative guitar brilliance. At its 2025 Spotlight Jazz Concert Gala, the Jazz Foundation of America will present two headliners representing jazz’s past, present and future at City Winery in New York City on April 17. Vocalist Samara... JAZZIZ Discovery Membership Required You must be a JAZZIZ Discovery member to access this content. Join Now
2025 Next Jazz Legacy Cohort: No D.E.I. Hires Required

1 week ago | jazziz.com | Bill Meredith

Eight emerging, improvising artists are paired with renowned bandleaders for apprenticeships through New Music USA and the Berklee Institute of Jazz & Gender Justice. They might be fire-starter words in modern politics, but diversity, equity and inclusion form the impetus of the Next Jazz Legacy program. Now in its fourth year, it’s led by New Music USA, a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing new music in all forms, and the Berklee Institute of Jazz & Gender Justice.
Record Store Day 2025: Don’t Call It a Comeback

2 weeks ago | jazziz.com | Bill Meredith

International independent record store releases will include albums by Charles Mingus, Bill Evans, Freddie Hubbard, Vince Guaraldi and more on April 12. Vinyl albums have outlasted everything from reel-to-reel, 8-track and cassette tapes to CDs, iPods and streaming services in the minds and ears of many audiophiles. And the latest installment of the 21st Century phenomenon known as Record Store Day, celebrated on April 12, will include numerous jazz artists among its countless releases.
Review: Steve Sandberg Trio

2 weeks ago | jazziz.com | Bill Meredith

Steve Sandberg Trio Live at Soapbox Gallery (self-released) Live albums are more honest than their meticulously crafted studio counterparts, capturing the tightrope-without-a-net experience that musicians brave in concert. And to be sure, the Steve Sandberg Trio showcases honest instrumental dialogue on Live at Soapbox Gallery. On stage at the Brooklyn venue, the threesome deftly interprets... JAZZIZ Discovery Membership Required You must be a JAZZIZ Discovery member to access this content. Join Now
Jason Moran, Gordon Parks and Audio/Visual Ellington

2 weeks ago | jazziz.com | Bill Meredith

The pianist combines his interpretations with Gordon Parks’ photography to salute Duke Ellington at the Apollo Theater. Pianist and composer Jason Moran’s Ellington in Focus performance, at the historic Apollo Theater in New York City on April 11, is a one-night-only event that actually pays tribute to two great African American artists: Duke Ellington and Gordon Parks. Ellington (1899-1974) has been a primary influence on Moran throughout his career.
CRITICS’ PICKS: ISAIAH COLLIER & THE CHOSEN FEW

2 weeks ago | jazziz.com | John Moore

Each year, JAZZIZ asks its critics, contributors and editors to sift through the recordings they’ve listened to over the past 12 months (give or take) and come up with a list of their 10 favorites. We also ask them to select one recording that rose above the rest and write a brief explanation of why it tops their list. The following is an entry from 2024. Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few (Division 81)How is it possible that Isaiah Collier is only 26?