Kris Davis is nominated for the 2023 Grammys for Terri Lyne Carrington’s album ‘New Standards, Vol 1’ for Best Instrumental Jazz Album See The Complete Nominees List
Kris Davis – Grammy Awards – Taila Lee
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Sara Schoenbeck - Sara Schoenbeck – Bandcamp – Dave Sumner
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Sara Schoenbeck - Sara Schoenbeck – Jazziz – Hrayr Attarian
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Sylvie Courvoisier ¶ Mary Halvorson - Searching For The Disappeared Hour – All About Jazz – Jerome Wilson
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Ches Smith, Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson - Top 12 of 2021 – NPR
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Tony Malaby - The Cave of Winds – Jazz Times – BYMIKE SHANLEY
July 4, 2022A review of the tenor saxophonist’s album inspired by live performances under the New Jersey Turnpike When COVID-19 quarantines put the kibosh on live performances, Tony Malaby took to the streets. To be more specific, the tenor saxophonist started hosting …
Tony Malaby - The Cave of Winds – The New York Times – Giovanni Russonello
July 4, 2022Tony Malaby, ‘Just Me, Just Me’ The pandemic has forced jazz musicians to become resourceful — in some cases, to the extreme. Before 2020, the tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby frequently hosted jam sessions at home that doubled as workshops. A few months …
Tony Malaby - The Cave of Winds – NPR – Nate Chinen
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