Jun 6, 2018 7:00 AM
Todd Marcus Merges Jazz and Activism
When it comes to melding social consciousness with art, Todd Marcus walks the talk. On his new album, On The Streets (A…
Todd Marcus is a musician and community organizer in Baltimore.
Jun 6, 2018 7:00 AM
When it comes to melding social consciousness with art, Todd Marcus walks the talk. On his new album, On The Streets (A…
Ranky Tanky bassist Kevin Hamilton (left); vocalist and trumpeter Charlton Singleton; vocalist Quiana Parler; Resilience Music Alliance co-founders Steven Ruchefsky and Rondi Charleston; drummer Quentin E. Baxter; and guitarist and vocalist Clay Ross meet after a performance in Charleston, South Carolina.
Jun 5, 2018 11:38 AM
Following a performance at the 2018 Spoleto Music Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, the accomplishments of…
Ambrose Akinmusire and Kris Davis perform in New York at Vision Festival, which ran May 23-28.
Jun 5, 2018 9:21 AM
“The bad guys, the expletive, blanket-y blanks—those guys are busy messing up our lives,” Vision Festival founder…
Pianist Keith Jarrett—along with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette—released After The Fall (ECM) in March.
Jun 4, 2018 6:15 PM
As ECM Records wades deeper into its 49th year, the German imprint has maintained a stunning persistence of vision—in…
Mayu Saeki, who has a new leader project, previously played in Chico Hamilton’s band.
Jun 4, 2018 2:55 PM
Mayu Saeki moved from her native Japan to New York in 2009, carrying little but her flutes and the fervent hope of…
Ryan Truesdell directs the Gil Evans Project during May performances at the Jazz Standard in New York.
Jun 4, 2018 2:22 PM
When Ryan Truesdell was asked to catalog the manuscripts of Gil Evans by the late arranger-composer’s family, the…
Eddy Clearwater (1935–2018)
Jun 1, 2018 5:43 PM
Blues vocalist and guitarist Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater died on June 1 in Skokie, Illinois. The cause was heart…
Julia A. Miller and Elbio Barilari recently acquired Delmark Records
Jun 1, 2018 11:53 AM
With a catalog that spans the jazz and blues canon, Chicago’s Delmark Records for decades has documented the vanguard…
Sherrie Maricle (middle row, wearing pink T-shirt) poses for a portrait with the members of the DIVA Jazz Orchestra.
Jun 1, 2018 9:24 AM
Buddy Rich used to bill himself as the World’s Greatest Drummer. Sherrie Maricle would not disagree. Chatting in a…
Jun 1, 2018 9:00 AM
It was a “one-off” from New York. Pianist David Virelles’ ensemble was in Kalamazoo, Michigan, performing at…
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