Nov 15, 2022 1:54 PM
John Escreet: The Trio Goes West
Pianist John Escreet has always had ideas. Born in England, he migrated to New York in his early 20s to study at the…
“There’s enough average piano trio records out there, and I didn’t want to contribute to that kind of sonic pollution, you know?” Escreet said about waiting to record his own trio date.
Nov 15, 2022 1:54 PM
Pianist John Escreet has always had ideas. Born in England, he migrated to New York in his early 20s to study at the…
Cellist Tomeka Reid is among the 25 individuals named 2022 MacArthur Fellows.
Nov 15, 2022 1:02 PM
Cellist Tomeka Reid and electronic music composer Ikue Mori both have been named 2022 MacArthur Fellows. The annual…
Luciana Souza performs with Vince Mendoza’s Storytellers Big Band at the Angel City Jazz Festival on Oct. 21.
Nov 15, 2022 1:01 PM
Luciana Souza gazed out at the large crowd that filled the amphitheater, gestured at the big band behind her and…
Michael League (left) and Michael Lettieri of Snarky Puppy will perform at next year’s GroundUP Music Festival in Miami Beach.
Nov 15, 2022 1:00 PM
GroundUP Music Festival returns for its sixth year to the oceanside Miami Beach Bandshell in Miami Beach, Florida, Feb.…
“Roscoe Mitchell, Don Moye, Jason Moran, Amina Claudine Myers, Thomas Stanley, Nicole Mitchell — these people hugged me,” Moor Mother says.
Nov 8, 2022 12:58 PM
At the 42nd annual Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Moor Mother gave one of her most soul rattling…
ChimyTina’s Dan “Chimy” Chmielinski and Martina DaSilva
Nov 8, 2022 12:47 PM
Making one’s way through the jazz landscape by trekking down the DIY path isn’t exactly a novel endeavor. Any…
“There’s really no point in printing up CDs anymore,” Munro says.
Nov 8, 2022 12:37 PM
After a long stretch of recording for the Chase Music Group, including a pair of potent fusion offerings (1994’s The…
Verve By Request albums will be newly remastered from original analog sources, when available, and pressed on audiophile-quality 180-gram vinyl.
Nov 8, 2022 12:25 PM
Verve Records/UMe and Third Man Records have partnered to resurrect the popular reissue series Verve By Request, with a…
The quartet Third World Love will reunite to open this year’s Red Sea Jazz Festival on Nov. 10.
Nov 8, 2022 12:10 PM
The Red Sea Jazz Festival will return to Eilat’s Harbor, Israel, Nov. 10–12, featuring music and original…
“I think jazz needs more provocative personality, and it needs more sex,” Han says.
Nov 1, 2022 11:50 AM
Of all of the interesting things Connie Han said during a recent interview, this was perhaps the most unexpected: “I…
