John Hilderbrand

John Hilderbrand

Longtime contemporary jazz fan and founder of ContemporaryJazz.com.

101 Eastbound Live 2026

Nathan East and Noah East live 2026

Eternally young Nathan East and son Noah East are performing some Fourplay songs on the road. Here’s an outstanding live rendition of “101 Eastbound”, the Nathan East and Marcel East composition from the Fourplay debut recording. Watch out for guitarist…

Warren Wolf – Smoove Vibes

Smoove Vibes from Warren Wolf; standing photo of Wolf by Roy Cox Jr.

Baltimore vibraphonist and multi-instrumentalist Warren Wolf is back with something a little different this time around. His latest project, Smoove Vibes, isn’t about pushing boundaries or diving deep into history like his 2024 History of the Vibraphone release. It’s about…

The Breaks: Modern Groove Masters Assemble

The Breaks - Robert Walter Eddie Roberts Stanton Moore; photo by Mark Pagani

If you’ve been following the scene as long as I have, you know that some collaborations are just written in the stars. The Breaks brings together guitarist Eddie Roberts (The New Mastersounds), drummer Stanton Moore (Galactic), and organist Robert Walter (The Greyboy Allstars) – three “modern…

No to Spotify

A green Spotify logo in a red prohibition sign over an audio wave

I left Spotify years ago when they decided they were rather pay millions of dollars for exclusivity rights to a podcast rather than increase the paltry amounts they pay the musicians who make up their business. All About Jazz, the…