Nov 23, 2022 10:55 AM
Readers Poll Winner / Snarky Puppy: A Different Kind of Big Band
If you ask Michael League, founder, chief composer and cat-herder of the 19-member jazz-funk-rock-world juggernaut…
Snarky Puppy is a big band with a difference.
Nov 23, 2022 10:55 AM
If you ask Michael League, founder, chief composer and cat-herder of the 19-member jazz-funk-rock-world juggernaut…
The world of Hammond B-3 jazz organ will now be measured in terms of pre- and post-Joey DeFrancesco.
Nov 23, 2022 10:44 AM
The world of Hammond B-3 jazz organ will now be measured in terms of pre- and post-Joey DeFrancesco. The influential…
“You know, I am not as fast as I used to be,” says Foster. “But it’s more fresh ideas. I’m always coming up with new stuff when I practice.”
Nov 22, 2022 2:39 PM
To call Al Foster a student of the drums is an understatement. The 79-year-old master has studied the history of jazz…
Oscar Peterson Trio’s On A Clear Day–Live in Zurich, 1971 (Mack Avenue)
Nov 22, 2022 1:04 PM
Every year, while shoppers rush out for deals at big box stores after Thanksgiving, a smaller contingent files out for…
Asher Gamedze
Nov 22, 2022 1:02 PM
JazzFest Berlin returned this year after a two-year, pandemic-induced absence. This year’s 58th edition offered 43…
Oxenhorn participating in a spiritual ceremony at The Tin Palace
Nov 22, 2022 1:01 PM
Wendy Oxenhorn, an NEA Jazz Master who saved the lives and living spaces of some of the greatest music icons in America…
The winners of the 11th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.
Nov 22, 2022 1:00 PM
At a performance held the afternoon of Nov. 20 on the NJPAC stage, Lucía Gutiérrez Rebolloso was announced the winner…
From left, Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin’s Mark Speer, Laura Lee and DJ Johnson
Nov 15, 2022 2:08 PM
Vieux Farka Touré is one of Mali’s most inventive and adventurous artists. The guitarist is the son of the late Ali…
“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…
