Neo-Bop: Best Sellers

Fond of straight-ahead neo-bop themes and forward motion, acoustic upright bassist Ari Roland presents a focused and somewhat idiomatic but original kind of jazz that makes one ponder and [more]

It's hard to believe that jazz organist Reuben Wilson actually retired from music for a time beginning during the 1980s, but he went for a long spell without any recording opportunities [more]

Like all the legends he ever worked for or with, from Miles Davis to Jaco Pastorius, Billy Cobham to the Brecker Brothers, the five-time Grammy nominee has learned over the course of [more]

Some American politicians like to say that their party or organization is a "big tent," meaning that it welcomes (or at least claims to welcome) a variety of perspectives and viewpoints. And [more]

Pianist Rick Germanson has worked with a number of veteran bandleaders since moving to New York City in 1998, including long stints with Pat Martino and also Louis Hayes' Cannonball [more]

Multi-reed player Mel Martin touches on many different styles in this studio date, joined by veterans like keyboardist Don Friedman, bassist Rob Fisher, Latin percussionist [more]

Saxophonist Andrew Rathbun has continuously grown as a composer and player since his debut release as a leader in 2000. This is his ninth CD and third for Steeplechase, with [more]

Wynton Marsalis, ever the protagonist and explorer, brings his love of the spoken word and the adolescent relations of the male and female persuasion during He and She, a collection [more]

Tom Knific has long been on the jazz faculty at Western Michigan University, while he also co-founded the Western Jazz Quartet in the mid-'70s in addition to recording several CDs [more]

Hal Galper's recordings always have an adventurous spirit, and the live CD Art-Work is no exception. The veteran pianist, joined by bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Rashid Ali (both [more]

Few artists dare to strictly play ballads on any full project, for it appeals to a specific audience only concerned with the soothing, relaxed quality of jazz. Guitarist Jonathan [more]

South African chromatic harmonicist and pianist Adam Glasser has a foot firmly planted in his native Johannesburg, and the other in the modern mainstream of American jazz. While Toots [more]

Marco Benevento has been heard mostly on organ with his longtime sidekick drummer Joe Russo, but for this recording he's playing a lot of acoustic piano plus effects. Joined by [more]

Bassist Brian McCree was part of the Boston jazz scene for decades before moving to Hawaii in 2003, though he returned to his old home in 2005 and 2006 to play a few gigs and [more]

Many jazz pianists are truly brilliant, and of that there is no doubt. Where Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, McCoy Tyner, Keith Jarrett, and Chick Corea are usually mentioned [more]

Bassist/composer Ben Wolfe's ambitious project is another attempt to reconcile two genres that have often been at odds: jazz and classical. He pairs a conventional jazz octet with [more]

Percussionist Francisco Mela's second CD as a leader is a compelling blend of many influences, mixing neo-bop, Cuban jazz, and South African jazz, with a fine cast in [more]