Jul 25, 2017 4:06 PM
Mary Halvorson Makes Village Vanguard Debut
In her first week-long headlining appearance in the hallowed Village Vanguard (she had previously appeared with her…
Jul 25, 2017 4:06 PM
In her first week-long headlining appearance in the hallowed Village Vanguard (she had previously appeared with her…
Jul 20, 2017 3:12 PM
The Kongsberg Jazz Festival, held every summer in an otherwise sleepy silver mining town about 90 minutes from Oslo,…
Jul 17, 2017 10:13 AM
It begins with a mention of the late Fidel Castro, the leader of Cuba’s 1959 revolution. Thus, the sides are drawn,…
Jun 14, 2017 1:25 PM
Jazz has always felt an acute discomfort in the close company of acceptance. For a music that takes pride in its…
May 30, 2017 9:24 PM
Following a recent screening in Manhattan of Kasper Collin’s compelling documentary about the life and tragic death…
Apr 24, 2017 11:18 AM
It’s a little over a mile, walking distance, from 106 South Street, where Wayne Shorter grew up in Newark’s…
Sep 28, 2016 10:50 AM
“This guitar is a Bible!” exclaims delta blues musician L.C. Ulmer in the documentary film I Am The Blues.”“From…
May 31, 2016 5:02 PM
The 2016 Israeli Jazz and World Music Fest got off to a rousing, spirited start when Lazer Lloyd, the Connecticut-born,…
May 31, 2016 4:57 PM
Becca Stevens incorporated astute, philosophical lyrics into songs in the folk-jazz vein during a compelling…
May 31, 2016 4:55 PM
Trying to keep tabs on the uniquely prolific and ever-morphing force of culture that is John Zorn can be difficult.…