Sep 26, 2023 12:48 PM
Blindfold Test: Sullivan Fortner
Before taking a live Blindfold Test in Indianapolis during the American Pianists Association Awards last April, pianist…
“He was the coolest,” Fortner says of Nat “King” Cole. “Didn’t break a sweat.”
Sep 26, 2023 12:48 PM
Before taking a live Blindfold Test in Indianapolis during the American Pianists Association Awards last April, pianist…
“I’m not going to reinvent the wheel, but maybe I can reinvent things for myself,” says Paal Nilssen-Love.
Sep 26, 2023 12:24 PM
On the evening of Saturday, March 25, Norwegian drummer Paal Nilssen-Love was sitting on the stage of the respected…
“I want to work with good people,” says Motéma founder Jana Herzen, whose label has signed and promoted a host of major jazz stars during its 20 years of existence.
Sep 26, 2023 12:13 PM
A lot has changed at Motéma Music in 20 years, but as founder, president and A&R director Jana Herzen will tell you,…
Zenón is considered to be one of the most influential saxophonists and composers of his generation.
Sep 26, 2023 12:09 PM
Miguel Zenón has been appointed to the music faculty at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology as Assistant…
“This album is every little thing about Warren Wolf that I’ve been trying to do for almost 40 years,” says Wolf of Chano Pozo: Origins.
Sep 19, 2023 1:41 PM
Warren Wolf is determined to do it all. More than 20 years into his career as a vibraphonist, drummer and composer, the…
Gayle (1939–2023) became a force in free-jazz after decades of indigence.
Sep 19, 2023 1:32 PM
Charles Gayle, a tenor and alto saxophonist who arose from long-term homelessness to become a key member of jazz’s…
The collective trio New Jazz Underground consists of saxophonist Abdias Armenteros, bassist Sebastian Rios and drummer TJ Reddick.
Sep 19, 2023 1:14 PM
The New Jazz Underground, a trio collective of young Floridians currently based in New York, was the winner of the…
Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri bring jazz exploration to Enescu’s opera Oedipe Rex.
Sep 19, 2023 1:07 PM
On the list of ambitious and paradigm-shifting jazz or jazz-related projects this season, Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri’s…
Ceramic Dog is, from right, Shahzad Ismaily, Ches Smith and Ribot.
Sep 12, 2023 2:03 PM
There’s an unrepentant snarl to Marc Ribot’s voice on twisted tunes like “Subsidiary,” “Soldiers In The Army…
The blues compilation Tell Everybody! (21st Century Juke Joint Blues) was produced by Dan Auerbach, guitarist for The Black Keys.
Sep 12, 2023 1:48 PM
The viable flow of the blues continues to cultivate. Elemental and rooted, it has percolated through the American…
