Jan 7, 2021 8:55 AM
Posi-Tone Perseveres, Despite Pandemic
All musicians have seen their activities dramatically reduced during the coronavirus pandemic, but a core group of…
Pianist Art Hirahara (left) and producer Marc Free work in the Acoustic Recording studio in Brooklyn in 2018. In the background are bassist Joe Martin and saxophonist Melissa Aldana.
Jan 7, 2021 8:55 AM
All musicians have seen their activities dramatically reduced during the coronavirus pandemic, but a core group of…
Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and pianist George Cables are set to stream a Saturday show this week.
Dec 22, 2020 4:46 PM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Johnaye Kendrick is set to stream a performance with her quartet on Friday.
Oct 23, 2020 9:51 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry—with pianist Marilyn Crispell and drummer Carmen Castaldi—perform Nov. 13 at Guimarães Jazz in Guimarães, Portugal.
Nov 19, 2019 12:09 PM
“Aqui Nasceu Portugal,” says a sign on the 1,000-year-old stone tower in Guimarães’ historic city center.…
JD Allen’s latest effort, Barracoon, is predicated on emotion more than charts.
Sep 27, 2019 9:25 AM
Bar Bayeux is a narrow venue tucked between a hair salon and a deli on Brooklyn’s Nostrand Avenue.
There’s just…
Rudy Royston leads his own uniquely assembled ensembles, and it’s pretty likely that you’ve heard his drumming on recordings by folks like Dave Douglas and Linda May Han Oh.
Sep 3, 2019 9:35 AM
Growing up in Colorado, drummer Rudy Royston kept busy, playing in church four nights a week and exploring the local…
Saxophonist Alexa Tarantino recently has performed on a pair of Posi-Tone albums, Lioness’ Pride & Joy and her leader debut, Winds Of Change.
Jun 7, 2019 1:10 PM
Despite possessing an increasingly impressive résumé, saxophonist Alexa Tarantino projects an air of humility and…
Janning Trumann 6 performs at jazzahead!, a festival and trade fair in Bremen, Germany, which ran April 25-28.
Jul 12, 2019 9:42 AM
On a train traveling from Hamburg to Bremen, Germany, a Scott Joplin rag tumbles out of a passenger’s mobile phone,…
Vibraphonist Behn Gillece is, by nature, eclectic, counting drummer/vibraphonist Joe Chambers, pianist Cedar Walton and guitarist Steve Giordano as his composer’s trifecta.
Apr 5, 2019 9:21 AM
Parallel Universe, the fourth album by New Jersey-based vibraphonist and composer Behn Gillece, blasts out of the gate…
