Jan 25, 2021 8:30 AM
What To Stream This Week
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Trumpeter Jaimie Branch—along with bassist Luke Stewart and altoist Devin Brahja Waldman—is set to stream a Thursday performance.
Jan 25, 2021 8:30 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
There’s something admirable about the Jimi Hendrix estate’s willingness to put their name on Live In Maui, a warts-and-all document.
Jan 22, 2021 9:00 AM
As fascinating as it is to hear Live In Maui (Experience Hendrix/Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment…
Ed Palermo has been known to embody a larger-than-life persona during his big band’s live shows.
Jan 21, 2021 8:45 AM
Palermo’s namesake big band has earned a reputation as a virtual circus of jazz-rock medleys, mashups, jump-cuts and…
Aubrey Johnson’s leader debut, Unraveled, includes sextet arrangements of standards and four original compositions.
Jan 20, 2021 8:42 AM
During the past decade, vocalist Aubrey Johnson has explored different chambers of her artistry and performed with an…
Gary Smulyan credits much of his interest in contrafacts to pianist Reese Markewich, who has written two books on the topic.
Jan 19, 2021 8:43 AM
“It’s a very interesting rabbit hole to dive down into, this world of contrafacts,” said baritone saxophonist…
Junior Mance (1928–2021)
Jan 18, 2021 9:35 AM
Junior Mance, who enjoyed a long career as a pianist and educator, has died at age 92.
As a leader, Mance recorded…
Reedist Roscoe Mitchell is set to stream a performance Wednesday as part of the Hot House Meets Havana festival.
Jan 18, 2021 8:50 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
John Coltrane’s Blue World takes its name from a contrafact of Harold Arlen’s “Out Of This World.”
Jan 15, 2021 9:00 AM
In late June of 1964, in between Impulse Records studio dates for Crescent and A Love Supreme, saxophonist John…
Saxophonist Teodross Avery leads two different quartets on Harlem Stories: The Music Of Thelonious Monk.
Jan 14, 2021 9:00 AM
Saxophonist Teodross Avery’s latest disc, Harlem Stories: The Music Of Thelonious Monk (WJ3), is both a homecoming…
Pianist Emmet Cohen’s new album, Future Stride, includes five of his compositions.
Jan 13, 2021 8:51 AM
In the summer of 2020, pianist Emmet Cohen asked himself a key question: “What would Louis or Dizzy do in this…
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