May 5, 2020 8:22 AM
Musicians On How To Cultivate Creativity Amid The Pandemic
If Ethan Iverson’s able to draw on an interest in TV themes, there’s potentially a way for anyone stuck at home to…
May 5, 2020 8:22 AM
If Ethan Iverson’s able to draw on an interest in TV themes, there’s potentially a way for anyone stuck at home to…
While on lockdown in New York, pianist Ethan Iverson has used classic TV themes as a springboard for creativity.
May 5, 2020 8:04 AM
Ethan Iverson is almost as good at Twitter as he is at piano.
Whether folks have come to his music through recent…
Richie Cole (1948–2020)
May 4, 2020 4:40 PM
Richie Cole, a renowned saxophonist who was championed by DownBeat early in his career and whose passion for bebop-era…
Marc Ribot is on the steering committee of the Music Workers Alliance, which is fighting to protect musicians’ rights.
May 4, 2020 8:41 AM
Within 24 hours of the World Health Organization’s March 11 announcement that the COVID-19 outbreak was a pandemic,…
Wayne Escoffery revisits part of his childhood on The Humble Warrior (Smoke Sessions).
May 1, 2020 8:26 AM
On his latest album, The Humble Warrior, Wayne Escoffery did something rather unusual for a jazz artist: He devoted…
Tony Allen (1940–2020)
Apr 30, 2020 8:51 PM
Tony Allen, whose lean polyrhythms propelled Fela Kuti’s various ensembles and helped form a foundation for…
The Vagabond merges Aaron Diehl’s jazz background with his increasing interest in the classical world, in part stemming from his work with composer Philip Glass.
Apr 30, 2020 8:08 AM
In late January, Aaron Diehl elegantly delivered an intimate solo-piano show in front of a packed house at Mezzrow in…
Bassist Jorge Roeder offers up El Suelo Mío, a solo effort, as his leader debut.
Apr 30, 2020 8:07 AM
Jorge Roeder’s supported a sweeping variety of bandleaders, ranging from his work alongside guitarist Julian Lage and…
Christian McBride is among the artists whose albums will be sold during the allONE initiative, running on the Mack Avenue website from April 30 to May 3.
Apr 29, 2020 3:31 PM
As live performances have come to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic, jazz musicians and record label executives…
Gary Bartz collaborated with the UK-based ensemble Maisha for Gary Bartz & Maisha—Night Dreamer Direct-To-Disc Sessions.
Apr 29, 2020 9:00 AM
A 6-year-old Gary Bartz heard Charlie Parker playing on a Baltimore radio station in 1946. He’d never heard anything…
