Miles Hargrove
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Miles Hargrove is a music critic from New Rochelle, NY, and founder of Jazzrviews. He writes about jazz and classical piano, with a focus on virtuosity, modern improvisation, and the fusion of bebop phrasing with classical technique.
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Under the Surface – A Breath-Held Journey in Subtle Jazz Expression
Recorded in June 2024 at the iconic Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Under the Surface marks a new chapter for the Julia Hülsmann Quartet with the addition of Norwegian trumpeter and goat horn player Hildegunn Øiseth. This latest ECM outing stays true to the label’s aesthetic: airy textures, sonic detail, and space for quiet reflection. But while the album delivers moments of genuine beauty, it often plays too safely within its own formula.
By Miles Hargrove9 months ago in Critique
Billy Hart Quartet's Just: Quietly Evolving, Steadily Engaging
After more than 20 years of interplay, the Billy Hart Quartet returns with Just, a record that both reflects and defies the group’s legacy. Anchored by the ever-adventurous Hart—now 84—and joined by tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, pianist Ethan Iverson, and bassist Ben Street, this is a band that still listens, still pushes, still surprises.
By Miles Hargrove9 months ago in Critique
Blue Moods – Beverly Miller’s Soulful Dialogues at the Piano
With Blue Moods, pianist Beverly Miller delivers a rich and heartfelt album that walks a fine line between melodic jazz, cinematic minimalism, and soulful blues. Over the course of 20 tracks, she manages to turn restraint into a language of its own — a language of shadowed grooves and whispered emotions.
By Miles Hargrove9 months ago in Art
Ethereal Echoes” by Ellie Lilburn — When Silence Becomes Sound
In Ethereal Echoes, pianist and composer Ellie Lilburn offers a luminous collection of seventeen miniature pieces that float somewhere between modern classical and ambient jazz. With titles like L’heure Bleue, Soothing Reflections, or Gravity’s Embrace, the album already promises stillness — but what it delivers is far deeper: a meditation on presence, time, and the subtle poetry of resonance.
By Miles Hargrove9 months ago in Art
