‘We Are All Humans’
By Aaron Cohen
Trumpeter Terence Blanchard’s new release is a concert disc that chronicles his dynamic band, The E-Collective. Titled ‘Live,’ the album documents concerts in three U.S. cities that have been scarred by racial tension and gun violence.
By Ted Panken
No one applies more creative mojo to naming a band or a song—or conjuring out-of-the-box instrumentations to compose for—than Henry Threadgill.
By Bill Milkowski
Bobby Sanabria is understandably proud of his Puerto Rican roots and his Bronx upbringing. It’s what launched his career, garnered him a few Grammy nominations along the way and informed his latest project: a triumphant, Latin-flavored reimagining of Leonard Bernstein’s masterwork West Side Story.
By J.D. Considine
Although there definitely was a change in the kind of music guitarist Grant Green made, it wasn’t as cut-and-dried as dropping swing in favor of funk. Nor, if the audience response on these albums is any indication, did it involve abandoning jazz fans in favor of funk kids.
Melissa Aldana was tested on the following tracks for the “Blindfold Test”:
