Combat Art
By Phillip Lutz
Pianist and composer Vijay Iyer has spent his career challenging audiences and jazz convention with a flair for complex, yet satisfying, music as well as socially charged themes and performances. Iyer continues to buck the status quo and stir audience reaction with the release of his latest trio recording, Uneasy, as detailed in this month’s cover story.
By Ed Enright
From Nashville to the world, the multi-instrumentalist leads the charge for musicians being entrepreneurial, creative and in control of their careers.
By By Gary Fukushima
His new album with a multigenerational, über-diverse big band is the drummer’s latest push to give back artistically, and personally.
By Stephanie Jones
Drummer/composer Willie Jones III has recorded nearly two dozen albums on his own record label WJ3 Records, the latest release is his own, called Fallen Heroes. It’s a tribute to four recently past artists who have made a big impact on him — Roy Hargrove, Larry Willis, Jimmy Heath and Ndugu Chancler.
Guitarist Ben Monder took the Blindfold Test. Here are the tracks he checked out!
