Jul 31, 2024 12:21 PM
Nick Finzer Spotlights J.J. Johnson’s Centennial
J.J. Johnson (1924–2001) earned his rightful place in jazz history. But fellow trombonist Nick Finzer thinks that…
Finzer, second from left, with drummer Lewis Nash, left, bassist Rufus Reid, second from right, and pianist Renee Rosnes.
Jul 31, 2024 12:21 PM
J.J. Johnson (1924–2001) earned his rightful place in jazz history. But fellow trombonist Nick Finzer thinks that…
Saxophonist George Coleman, seated left, captivated a sold-out room at Smoke Jazz Club in April.
Jul 16, 2024 2:55 PM
In November 2022, Charles McPherson found himself in a familiar setting. Flanked on either side by his fellow artists,…
Finzer, second from left, with drummer Lewis Nash, left, bassist Rufus Reid, second from right, and pianist Renee Rosnes.
Jul 16, 2024 3:17 PM
J.J. Johnson (1924–2001) earned his rightful place in jazz history. But does he receive enough recognition? Fellow…
Maria Schneider and Donny McCaslin are set to stream a Tuesday conversation.
Nov 13, 2020 11:32 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
The members of Artemis are drummer Allison Miller (left), pianist and musical director Renee Rosnes, bassist Noriko Ueda, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, clarinetist Anat Cohen and tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana.
Sep 30, 2020 9:00 AM
Last fall, Blue Note Records made history by signing pianist Renee Rosnes’ adventurous septet, Artemis, to its…
Lakecia Benjamin performs during Winter Jazzfest, which ran Jan. 8-18 in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Jan 22, 2020 1:32 PM
Peer groups serve as vital incubators for artistic development, but equally critical are intergenerational…
Chick Corea’s Trilogy, which also includes bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade, are set to play the 2019/20 Symphony Center Presents Jazz series in Chicago on Nov. 1.
Oct 7, 2019 9:40 AM
The 2019/2020 Symphony Center Presents Jazz series in Chicago is set to return Nov. 1.
During the past two-plus…
Released in conjunction with a companion video series, Roxy Coss’ Quintet draws from her entire catalog and ranks as the the follow-up to The Future Is Female, the bandleader’s provocative response to the 2016 elections.
Sep 4, 2019 9:58 AM
Though she’s only 33, saxophonist Roxy Coss already has made her mark as a bandleader, while becoming a torchbearer…
Pianist Bill Charlap, creative director for jazz at New York’s 92nd Street Y, is set to perform with vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant on July 18 as part of the organization’s Jazz in July programming.
Jun 20, 2019 3:01 PM
In addition to its classical and dance offerings, New York’s 92nd Street Y has a significant history of…
Emmet Cohen holds his first-place trophy at the American Pianists Association finals at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis on April 6.
Jul 16, 2019 1:10 PM
The American Pianists Association crowned Emmet Cohen as the winner of its 2019 competition on April 6 in Indianapolis.…
Ed Palermo incorporates large doses of humor in his big band’s music.
Apr 8, 2019 9:34 AM
To paraphrase a rhetorical question once posed by Frank Zappa: Does humor belong in jazz? For arranger, composer,…
Ingrid Jensen stands for a solo during a Feb. 15 performance of the Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra at St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario, during the second Oscar Peterson International Jazz Festival.
Mar 1, 2019 10:53 AM
On the final afternoon of the second Oscar Peterson International Jazz Festival, a quintet led by pianist Kenny Barron…
David Hajdu and Renee Rosnes have released Ice On The Hudson, their first co-written album-length recording.
Jun 20, 2019 2:30 PM
In casual conversation, artists might reveal their struggles with complacency, particularly when they feel they’ve…
