Jan 17, 2022 6:17 PM
Bruce Forman: Ghosts in the Room
Last May, guitarist Bruce Forman was driving to a gig when something unusual happened. “On my way there,” he…
Forman, Hamilton and Clayton take on the roles (and instruments) of legends Kessel, Manne and Brown.
Jan 17, 2022 6:17 PM
Last May, guitarist Bruce Forman was driving to a gig when something unusual happened. “On my way there,” he…
Some of the acts appearing at Big Ears 2022, clockwise from top left: John Medeski, Yasmin Williams, Julian Lage, Ben Lamar Gay, Maeve Gilchrist George and Claire Rousay.
Jan 17, 2022 6:08 PM
Big Ears 2022 will take place live in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, March 24–27, according to festival organizers.…
Joey DeFrancesco has added the tenor saxophone to the growing list of instruments he performs on.
Jan 11, 2022 1:31 PM
Joey DeFrancesco remembers the exact moment when he got “bit by the bug.”
The year was 2018, and the organist was…
Matt Wilson
Jan 11, 2022 1:20 PM
Matt Wilson’s 14th album, Hug!, issued in mid-2020 on Palmetto, upholds the 57-year-old drummer’s reputation as a…
Darius Jones returns with public-spirited determination.
Jan 11, 2022 1:15 PM
About five years ago, Darius Jones decided to take a break. At the time, the New York-based saxophonist found himself…
Vocalist Jay Clayton boasts three new albums.
Jan 11, 2022 1:09 PM
Back in the 1960s, when singer Jay Clayton was just in her 20s, she landed a regular jazz gig at Pookie’s Pub, a dive…
Snarky Puppy’s Michael League sports a pandemic-era mask while speaking during the Barcelona Jazz Festival.
Jan 11, 2022 12:38 PM
For its 53rd season, the Voll-Damm Barcelona Jazz Festival adjusted to the economic realities of COVID-19 by scaling…
Danilo Pérez discusses the upcoming Panama Jazz Festival.
Jan 7, 2022 3:35 PM
The Panama Jazz Festival, brainchild of irrepressible Panamanian pianist and educator Danilo Pérez and his wife,…
In popular arts, reputations have a shelf life, writes John McDonough. This box set aims to extend Erroll Garner’s.
Jan 4, 2022 12:18 PM
Last fall, in partnership with the Mack Avenue Music Group, the Erroll Garner Project marshaled a holiday-season…
Drummer Nate Smith honors his musical family.
Jan 4, 2022 12:15 PM
Drummer Nate Smith’s album Kinfolk 2: See The Birds (Edition) is the second volume in a planned trilogy, and while…
