NOTES ON JAZZ

A forum for jazz reviews, discussion of new jazz, blues music, the musicians, reviews of recent and historical releases, reviews of live performances, concerts, interviews and almost anything I find of interest. by Ralph A. Miriello

Friday, May 8, 2026

Mark Wade and his Trio Start a New Third Stream with their latest release "New Stages"

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Mark Wade Trio- New Stages - Dot Time Records The bassist Mark Wade is becoming more widely recognized as an important voice on his instru...

Saturday, May 2, 2026

Tigran Hamasyan: Manifeste- Introspective Music as a Path to Self-Discovery

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Tigar Hamasyan: Manifeste : Naïve Records The Armenian born pianist Tigran Hamasyan has been a bit of an outlier. He played rudimentar...

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Roberto Magris/Denis Razz Quartet on "In Action": Music that Delights and Suprises

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Roberto Magris Denis Razz Quartet- In Action - JMood Records At the end of 2025, pianist Roberto Magris, who resides in the northeaster...

Monday, April 13, 2026

Revisiting Ten Important Pianists Who Consider the Impact of Pianist Paul Bley's Iconic Solo on "All The Things You Are' from 1963. Ten Years Later.

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Paul Bley (photo credit unknown) Ten years ago we lost the great and iconoclastic pianist Paul Bley on January 3, 2016. In the same month, ...

Friday, April 3, 2026

The Shimmery, Lush Sound of Cal Tjader- Catch the Groove- Live at the Penthouse 1964-67

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Cal Tjader- Catch the Groove-Live at The Penthouse - Jazz Detective/Elemental At the end of 2023, the producers of the labels Jazz Detectiv...

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Ralph A. Miriello: Music lover, Jazz Journalist; freelance writer; contributor to, the Huffington Post, jazz.com; allaboutjazz and jazzreview Member of Jazz Journalists Association, Green Advocate, Construction professional and geothermal consultant,

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