Mar 22, 2016 2:02 PM
Blanchard’s Incisive Jazz Opera Packs a Punch
Trumpeter Terence Blanchard’s ambitious Champion: An Opera in Jazz, about the late bisexual boxer Emile Griffith, had…
Mar 22, 2016 2:02 PM
Trumpeter Terence Blanchard’s ambitious Champion: An Opera in Jazz, about the late bisexual boxer Emile Griffith, had…
Mar 22, 2016 1:52 PM
Forty-five minutes before showtime, fans were already lined up for vocalist Sarah Elizabeth Charles’s Neighborhood…
Mar 22, 2016 1:46 PM
Vocalist Sarah “Sassy” Vaughan will return to the spotlight yet again, thanks to a concert album and a…
Mar 22, 2016 1:43 PM
How do you solve the age-old problem of the classical/jazz divide? Or for that matter, how do you approach the more…
Mar 22, 2016 1:39 PM
Last year was a busy one for the irrepressible Anthony Braxton. The saxophonist’s activities included a University of…
Mar 22, 2016 1:34 PM
For a small city, Elmhurst, Illinois, can accommodate some big jazz talent. That was certainly the case on Feb. 26,…
Mar 22, 2016 1:16 PM
The Los Angeles-based tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington, arguably the hottest musician in jazz as measured by the…
Mar 21, 2016 10:46 AM
“Fear no mistake” is easier said than done, particularly when trying to tell the story of one of the most legendary…
Mar 18, 2016 8:39 AM
Coming off a banner year that included a stint as artist-in-residence for the Detroit Jazz Festival, guitarist Pat…
Mar 16, 2016 11:56 AM
Fans of Sonny Rollins, make room on your shelves. The prodigious saxophonist and living jazz legend is adding another…
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