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On The Cover:
TOMEKA REID
(by Terrell K. Holmes)
Tomeka Reid is simply a singular and generational talent. An acclaimed cellist, she is also an edgy, daring composer who has combined her love of different musical genres into a syncretic blend that defines her compositional language…
Interview:
MIKE CLARK
(by Andrew Schinder)
While it may seem like a fairly obvious statement that Mike Clark is a jazz musician, it’s not as simple a notion as it may appear given the drummer’s long, multi-faceted, layered career. Clark, who becomes an octogenarian later this year, is most famous for his work in Herbie Hancock’s iconic jazz-funk ensemble Headhunters…
Artist Feature:
IVA BITTOVÁ
(by Kurt Gottschalk)
It’s been close to 20 years since violinist, singer, composer and overall enigma Iva Bittová left her Czech homeland for New York—not for the excitement and opportunities of the city, but the relative serenity of the Hudson Valley…
Encore:
RUSS GERSHON
(by Jeff Cebulski)
In December of 1985, large ensemble jazz was in a moment of creative stasis when the Boston-area-based Either/Orchestra (E/O) performed its first concert at the Cambridge Public Library. Saxophonist and visionary Russ Gershon had assembled an assortment of local musicians, creating a “little big band”…
Lest We Forget:
FRANKIE NEWTON
(by Ken Waxman)
Prominent during and just after the Swing era, trumpeter Frankie Newton (1906-1954), whose 120th birthday would have been January 4, but who lived less than half those years, is mostly a footnote in jazz history…
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Label Spotlight:
OTHERLY LOVE
(by Brad Cohan)
Many record labels are associated and musically identifiable with where they’ve laid their hats down…Now, there is the rapid-fire rise of the Otherly Love label, launched in late 2023, with its ever-growing catalog that already counts nearly twenty recordings…
Special Feature:
BEST OF THE YEAR (2025)
Drum roll please...NYCJR’s selected bests of 2025 in New Releases, Musicians, Up-and-Comers, Record Labels, Reissues, Unearthed Gems, Solo and Live Recordings, Tributes, Boxed Sets, Vocals, Debuts, Latin, Large Ensembles, Album Art, Books, Venues, Concerts plus Honorable Mentions!
Album Reviews
In Print, On Screen, Boxed Set, Drop The Needle Reviews, Globe Unity…
