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Francisco Mela
Francisco Mela is a favorite amongst jazz's elite instrumentalists, among them, Joe Lovano, John Scofield, JoAnne Brackeen, Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz, Bobby Watson and McCoy Tyner, all of whom cite his charisma, sophistication, and life-affirming spirit as an extension of his incredible talents as a composer and drummer. Francisco Mela was born in 1968 in Bayamo, Cuba. He moved to Boston in 2000 to pursue a degree at the acclaimed Berklee College of Music and, quickly thereafter, the faculty recognized that Mela had much to offer students and promptly hired him to teach at the school. Mela rapidly made a name for himself on the Boston scene, becoming the house drummer at the legendary Wally’s Café Jazz Club
American Anxiety
By Zishi Liu
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Breathe;
American Anxiety;
The Death of Yue Fei;
Lotus.
Causa y Efecto, Vol. 2
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Causa y Efecto; Mundos Diversos; Experiencias; MEZO; El Cisne Blanco.
Zishi Liu Unveils Bold New Project: American Anxiety
Acclaimed jazz saxophonist and composer Zishi Liu unveils his latest EP, American Anxiety, a deeply personal and politically charged avant-garde jazz statement. Blending ECM-inspired improvisation with traditional Chinese musical elements, Liu crafts a striking soundscape that reflects his evolving experience as a Chinese artist in the United States. The EP will be available on all major ...
Take Five with Saxophonist Zishi Liu
by AAJ Staff
Meet Zishi LiuZishi Liu is a jny: Boston-based saxophonist and music curator originally from China. He made history as the first Chinese artist to play at Boston's famed Regattabar in collaboration with Blue Note Jazz Club in 2025. His work has been featured by WGBH, contributing to the broader narrative of Asian representation in jazz.
Allen Lowe, Muriel Grossmann, Kevin Sun and Maia the Artiste
by Hobart Taylor
Music from Allen Lowe's Constant Sorrow Orchestra, Muriel Grossmann, Kevin Sun and Maia the Artiste. Playlist Don Paul “My Mother's Spirit Speaks to Me, Whispering of Eternity" from Louisiana Stories (Irresistible/Revolutionary) 0:00 Pia Hernandez “ El Enemigo" from La Emperatriz (Ears&Eyes) 4:01 Noah Preminger “Stan's Mood" from Ballads (Chill Tone) 8:21 Jessica Jones Quartet" ...
Processes
By Evan Palmer
Label: Boomslang Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Die Is Cast; Neurosis; Hanging Face; Ain Gazal; Shells; Valley; Behind The Window; Years Of Struggle;
Warped; Beartooth
uNomkhubulwane
Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Libations: Omnyama; Libations: Uxolo; Libations: KwaKhangelamankengana; Water Spirtis: Izinkonjana;
Water Spirit: Amanxusa Asemkhathini; Water Spirtit: Nyoni Le?; Water Spirit: Iyana; Inner Attainment:
Izibingelelo; Inner Attainment: Umlayez’oPhuthumayo; Inner Attainment: Amanzi Ngobhoko; Inner
Attainment: Ithemba.
Mike Jurkovic's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024
by Mike Jurkovic
It has been, to say the least, one hell of fright night year. But here is the music that stayed with me, through thick and thin, and all manner of human foible and political upheaval. Vijay IyerCompassion ECM Records Kris Davis
Nduduzo Makhathini At The Philharmonie
by Matty Bannond
Nduduzo Makhathini The Philharmonie Cologne, Germany November 23, 2024 In the South African district of uMgungundlovu, November is a late-spring month of flipflops and chilled drinks. But icy wind was howling against gloved hands and mugs of hot Glühwein in jny: Cologne on this November evening. ...
