James Farm band mates Joshua Redman, Aaron Parks, Matt Penman, and Eric Harland continue their tour across Europe and are keeping fans up-to-date along the way via Twitter. Get all the latest details, including news of last night's "mother of all wine tastings in Mannheim," at twitter.com/jamesfarmmusic. The group heads north to Bergen, Norway, to perform at Sardinen USF tomorrow night before heading to France and the Benelux countries to close out the European tour next week. James Farm sets up at the Jazz Standard in New York City for a four-night residency starting June 16. For more details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

JazzTimes, in a new review of James Farm's self-titled debut album, out now on Nonesuch, suggests that Redman "has always belonged to a select group of jazz musicians able to attract a broad audience without dumbing down the art form. The basis of this gift is mysterious, but probably has something to do with always telling stories and communicating the joy of playing music."

This is no less true on the new album with James Farm. JazzTimes reviewer Thomas Conrad says: "The band reaches out to a wider world through 10 diverse, intriguing originals that boast melodic clarity, rhythmic allure and improvisational concision."

Conrad concludes: "James Farm is a very cool album.

Read the complete review at jazztimes.com.

To pick up a copy of James Farm, head to the Nonesuch Store, where orders include high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the complete album at checkout.