Apr 5, 2021 9:44 AM
What to Stream, April 5–12
What’s streaming this week? Try Chris Potter and Craig Taborn, Alligator Records at 50, Bob James and Paul Howard,…
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Apr 5, 2021 9:44 AM
What’s streaming this week? Try Chris Potter and Craig Taborn, Alligator Records at 50, Bob James and Paul Howard,…
Jack Bradley photographed many jazz stars. Louis Armstrong was his favorite.
Apr 5, 2021 9:43 AM
Jack Bradley — photographer, sailor and associate of Louis Armstrong — passed away in March in Brewster,…
Joe Bonamassa
Mar 29, 2021 11:04 AM
Iggy Pop talks about Dr. Lonnie Smith with Don Was. Valerie June hips us to her new record. Alligator Records continues…
John Patitucci has embraced composition, leader projects and large-scale collaborations since his former boss, saxophonist-composer Wayne Shorter, retired from touring.
Mar 26, 2021 12:33 PM
John Patitucci has really put himself out there the past few years. He’s been noticeably active as a first-call…
Percussionist and bandleader John Santos has a foundation in what he refers to as “traditional” music, but he has played and recorded with figures from across the spectrum of Latin music, jazz and rock.
Mar 24, 2021 8:00 AM
The day before Joe Biden was sworn into office as president on Jan. 20, John Santos, ensconced in his East Bay home…
For her new album, Yelena Eckemoff composed the music, wrote a narrative poem and created the album cover art.
Mar 22, 2021 11:01 AM
With Adventures Of The Wildflower, Yelena Eckemoff’s new release on her label L&H Production, the composer adds…
New England Conservatory offers a retrospective of Ran Blake March 22–24 in honor of the pianist-composer’s 85th birthday.
Mar 22, 2021 11:00 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, some…
Chick Corea, the lost Blindfold Test
Mar 19, 2021 12:34 PM
Thelonious Monk took the Blindfold Test only once, and the results were published in the April 21, 1966, issue of…
Allan Harris’ Kate’s Soulfood is premised on recollections of his aunt’s diner.
Mar 18, 2021 8:00 AM
Growing up in Brooklyn, singer and guitarist Allan Harris regularly visited his mother’s family in Harlem on the…
Triology 2 received the Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
Mar 14, 2021 10:30 PM
Chick Corea, who passed away on Feb. 9, was awarded two Grammy Awards yesterday during the 63rd annual evening honoring…
