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An undeniable creative force on the international jazz scene for the last two decades, drummer and composer Adam Cruz is best known for his work with Danilo Perez, Steve Wilson, David Sanchez and Edward Simon. Born in New York City in 1970, Cruz worked extensively with saxophonist David Sanchez and the Mingus Big Band during the 1990’s. He then toured briefly with Chick Corea, recording Origin - A Week at the Blue Note, and spent the end of the decade touring in a duo setting with guitarist Charlie Hunter. In recent years Cruz has forged a steady musical relationship with pianist Danilo Perez and is a member of the Danilo Perez Trio, which also features bassist Ben Street
Just in Time

Label: Windfall Creations
Released: 2025
Track listing: One for My Baby; Just in Time; My Funny Valentine; I Can't Give You Anything But Love; It Might As Well Be Spring; I Wish I Were in Love Again; But Not For Me; Besame Mucho; The Best Is Yet to Come; This Nearly Was Mine; Rhode Island is Famous for You.
One For My Baby

Album: Just in Time
By Susan Hinkson
Label: Windfall Creations
Released: 2025
Duration: 04:06
Susan Hinkson: Just in Time

by Katchie Cartwright
In 2025, radio programmers are apt to carp about singers who continue to cover the Great American Songbook. There are new songs and songwriters to explore, they say, and it is true. But for lovers of mainstream jazz, the mellow sound of a sensitive balladeer like Susan Hinkson singing a gem like Harold Arlen and Johnny ...
Crossing Paths

By Renee Rosnes
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Frevo; Pra Dizer Adeus (featuring Edu Lobo); Trilhos Urbanos; Canta, Canta Mais (featuring Maucha Adnet); Casa Forte (featuring Edu Lobo); Essa Mulher (featuring Joyce Moreno); Amor Até O Fim; Estórias da Floresta; Caminhos Cruzados (featuring Maucha Adnet).
Frevo

Album: Crossing Paths
By Renee Rosnes
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 04:43
Renee Rosnes: Crossing Paths

by Katchie Cartwright
In the course of a career that began in the 1980s and continues to flourish, Renee Rosnes has developed an extraordinary sound, both as a composer and as a pianist, one that is readily recognizable whatever the context. With Crossing Paths, she taps into longstanding affinities and affection for Brazilian music, illuminating elements and flavors that ...
A Conversation with Charlie Hunter

by Jason West
This article was first published at All About Jazz in May 1999. One tends to get the impression that Charlie Hunter truly doesn't care about the big money, the acres of critics, or the international hype he receives. Perhaps this is because the 31 year-old Bay Area native is too concerned about growing as ...
Ralph Bowen: Five

by C. Andrew Hovan
Although he's better known in educational circles due to his solid commitment to jazz pedagogy as a member of the faculty at Rutgers University, Ralph Bowen has been a vital member of the jazz community since debuting with the group Out of the Blue back in the mid '80s. His adaptability to a diversity of musical ...
Gilmore Piano Festival 2024

by John Ephland
Irving S. Gilmore International Piano FestivalKalamazoo, MIApril 24 to May 12, 2024 Thelonious Monk ends his 1967 album Straight, No Chaser with the song We See." This Monk classic quartet remake from the 1950s was also the last piece of jazz music performed at this year's Irving S. Gilmore International Piano Festival. ...