JazzTimes Magazine Jan/ Feb 2023 Zurück Ausgabe

THE TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2022 From thousands and thousands of jazz releases, our contributors picked the ones that moved them most—40 new, 10 historical—and commented on a few.

JOHN ESCREET British pianist John Escreet has now been an American jazz artist for nearly 20 years. But he’s still got a few tricks up his sleeve—like hiring bassist Eric Revis and drummer Damion Reid to join him for his first-ever trio album. Morgan Enos gets the lowdown.

BRAD MEHLDAU In his outstanding new memoir Formation: Building a Personal Canon Part One, pianist and composer Brad Mehldau writes that when he moved to New York in the late 1980s, he entered “jazz heaven.” You can get a sense of what he means by reading this exclusive book excerpt.

JOEY ALEXANDER During the pandemic, Joey Alexander returned to home ground—and blossomed as a composer. Geoffrey Himes catches up with the pianist at his new Baltimore pad and learns how his native Bali influenced the sounds heard on his latest album, Origin.