Feb 21, 2023 11:23 AM
Dave Rempis Works the Chicago Scene
Although he operates in a musical milieu that treasures spontaneity, agility and invention as much as anything else,…
Rempis started his Aerophonic Records label in 2013.
Feb 21, 2023 11:23 AM
Although he operates in a musical milieu that treasures spontaneity, agility and invention as much as anything else,…
“I think in small chunks and just get done today what needs to be done for tomorrow,” Cervini says.
Feb 21, 2023 11:17 AM
Time management carries multiple meanings for Ernesto Cervini. For one thing, the 40-year-old, Toronto-based drummer…
Burt Bacharach with Carol Bayer Sagar and Miles Davis in 1984.
Feb 14, 2023 11:26 AM
Burt Bacharach, who died in Los Angeles at age 94 on Feb. 8, was among the last of a small, oddly isolated island of…
“Getting into jazz changed everything for me,” Wamble said.
Feb 14, 2023 11:14 AM
Beyond is a good descriptor for Doug Wamble’s compelling October release, Blues In The Present Tense, on which the…
Avreeayl Ra (left) with Ed Wilkerson during a recent Elastic Arts’ Homeroom series show in Chicago.
Feb 14, 2023 10:54 AM
Avreeayl Ra Amen, to put it mildly, is a stalwart of the Chicago scene and the creative music stratosphere…
The inaugural class of the Next Jazz Legacy, from left: Kalia Vandever, Anastassiya Petrova, Ivanna Cuesta Gonzalez, Keyanna Hutchinson, Loke Risberg, Alexis Lombre and Lexi Hamner.
Feb 14, 2023 10:47 AM
As the Next Jazz Legacy — an initiative created to provide a wide-ranging year-long apprenticeship program to support…
Pianist Vadim Neselovsky will perform at this year’s San Jose Jazz Winter Fest: Counterpoint With Ukraine.
Feb 14, 2023 10:44 AM
San Jose Jazz has announced the lineup for its 2023 Winter Fest, co-curated with Am I Jazz? Festival, the leading-edge…
The album Alive At The Village Vanguard (Palmetto), featuring Hersch on piano and spalding on vocals, was recorded in 2018.
Feb 7, 2023 12:05 AM
Fred Hersch was in good spirits, appearing relaxed on the video screen from his New York City loft. The pianist turned…
Samara Joy gives her acceptance speech at the Grammys on Feb. 5.
Feb 7, 2023 12:02 AM
Jazz vocalist Samara Joy was crowned Best New Artist during this year’s Grammy Awards on Feb. 5. The deeply emotive…
Siggi Loch (left) and Andreas Brandis.
Feb 6, 2023 11:57 PM
ACT Records has become one of the most significant European jazz labels during its 30-year existence. As the German…
