Live Mar 22, 2016 1:16 PM Kamasi Washington Presents Jazz-Rock Spectacle in New York The Los Angeles-based tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington, arguably the hottest musician in jazz as measured by the…
Mar 21, 2016 10:46 AM Cheadle Discusses Bold Cinematic Depiction of Miles “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 Double Vision: Metheny To Release Two Albums May 6 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 Sonny Rollins Dips Into Archive for New Road Shows Album Fans of Sonny Rollins, make room on your shelves. The prodigious saxophonist and living jazz legend is adding another…
Mar 16, 2016 9:34 AM Mahanthappa, Harris Match Wits in Chicago Double Bill Chicago Symphony Center’s Jazz Series presented an ambitious double billing Feb. 26 with alto saxophonist Rudresh…
Mar 11, 2016 2:24 PM In Memoriam: Naná Vasconcelos Naná Vasconcelos, the acclaimed percussionist and master of the single-string berimbau, died March 9 from lung cancer…
News Mar 7, 2016 5:24 PM Verve Reissues Classic Jazz Albums for 60th Anniversary Verve Records will celebrate its 60th anniversary throughout 2016 with a series of historic reissues and new…
Interview Mar 7, 2016 5:20 PM Fifty-seven years ago, Little Anthony and his group were in a New York studio, trying to cut their f Fifty-seven years ago, Little Anthony and his group were in a New York studio, trying to cut their first single.…
DVD Mar 7, 2016 5:13 PM New Documentary Chronicles Life, Death of Thomas Chapin Like Jaco Pastorius, alto saxophonist-flutist Thomas Chapin was a meteor streaking across the night sky. Both were…
Mar 7, 2016 5:09 PM Recording Icon Al Schmitt Mentors Students at Grammy Camp It’s hard not to feel a tinge of jealousy when observing the student musicians in the annual Grammy Camp Jazz…