Apr 27, 2016 12:21 PM
Savannah Music Festival Pt. 2: Mabern, Roberts Showcase Piano Prowess
The concept of a piano trio is not new. In jazz, this entails the classic formation of piano, bass and drums, but in…
Harold Mabern performs at the Savannah Music Festival in Savannah, Georgia, on March 31.
Apr 27, 2016 12:21 PM
The concept of a piano trio is not new. In jazz, this entails the classic formation of piano, bass and drums, but in…
Roy Nathanson performs at Littlefield in Brooklyn on April 17 as part of the release party for his new album, The Nearness Of You.
Apr 27, 2016 12:18 PM
The ever-inventive saxophonist, composer and bandleader Roy Nathanson’s new album is a distillation of a week of gigs…
Cecil Taylor, the subject of a career retrospective at the Whitney Museum in New York, listens to a performance there on April 16.
Apr 27, 2016 12:15 PM
On the opening day of Open Plan: Cecil Taylor, muttering had begun from assembled fans that Taylor—who was being feted…
Benny Sharoni performs at Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn, Illinois, on April 9.
Apr 27, 2016 12:13 PM
Israeli tenor saxophonist Benny Sharoni wasn’t born in Alabama or the Bronx—he’s from Yemeni/Chilean parentage—but…
David Fiuczynski (seen here in a press photo) performed at Shapeshifter Lab in Brooklyn on April 14.
Apr 27, 2016 12:10 PM
Guitarist-composer-conceptualist David Fiuczynski has been operating on the fringe for decades, first with his…
Apr 25, 2016 10:32 AM
The Keith Hall Summer Drum Intensive, a camp designed for drummers at all skill levels, will present its 10th annual…
Lonnie Mack (1941–2016)
Apr 22, 2016 6:24 AM
Blues-rock guitarist and vocalist Lonnie Mack died on April 21 of natural causes at Centennial Medical Center near his…
Henry Threadgill
Apr 21, 2016 3:38 PM
Composer and reedist Henry Threadgill has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize in music for his 2015 album In For A Penny,…
Vijay Iyer (left) performs with Wadada Leo Smith at the Met Breuer on March 31.
Apr 21, 2016 3:32 PM
Throughout March, pianist Vijay Iyer’s tenure as Artist-In-Residence at the Met Breuer resulted in what was perhaps…
Joe Lovano (left), Peter Slavov, Beragmo Jazz Artistic Director Dave Douglas and Lamy Estrefi perform at the Bergamo Jazz Festival on March 18
Apr 21, 2016 3:13 PM
A spirit of continuity prevailed in the development of the 2016 Bergamo Jazz Festival (March 13–20), after artistic…
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