Nov 12, 2019 8:10 AM
Yazz Ahmed Conveys the Strength of Women Across Generations on ‘Polyhymnia’
Polyhymnia is a clear demonstration that Yazz Ahmed’s global awareness and pursuit of thought-provoking music…
Trumpeter and flugelhornist Yazz Ahmed celebrates the accomplishments of others on Polyhymnia, a work released through the Ropeadope imprint.
Nov 12, 2019 8:10 AM
Polyhymnia is a clear demonstration that Yazz Ahmed’s global awareness and pursuit of thought-provoking music…
Anthony Braxton performs Nov. 3 with his Zim Music ensemble during Jazzfest Berlin.
Nov 11, 2019 3:12 PM
Halfway through composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton’s six-hour opening performance at Jazzfest Berlin,…
Wayne Horvitz conducts the Seattle Modern Orchestra during the Earshot Jazz Festival, which ran Oct. 4–Nov. 6 in Seattle.
Nov 11, 2019 9:48 AM
Seattle’s Earshot Jazz Festival, a five-week fall marathon known for forward-looking programming, presented 56…
Egberto Gismonti flew to New York from his home in Brazil for ECM Records at 50, a Nov. 1 and 2 celebration of the imprint at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.
Nov 8, 2019 1:41 PM
The curation for ECM Records at 50, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s tribute to the famed record label on Nov. 1 and 2 in New…
French violinist Théo Ceccaldi performs with his ensemble, Freaks, during the Belgrade Jazz Festival, which ran Oct. 21-28 in the Serbian capital.
Nov 8, 2019 12:05 PM
On the penultimate evening of the 35th annual Belgrade Jazz Festival, which ran Oct. 21-28 in the Serbian capital,…
Drummer and bandleader Terri Lyne Carrington’s latest recording, Waiting Game, reflects a multiplicity of sonic concepts—r&b, jazz and hip-hop among them.
Nov 8, 2019 9:00 AM
With her new band’s debut, Waiting Game, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington now dons another hat as an activist.…
The Aum Fidelity label is set to release its latest entry in the David S. Ware archive series, Théâtre Garonne, 2008, on Nov. 15.
Nov 7, 2019 9:00 AM
From his time hitting New York clubs as a kid to his brief stint at Berklee and years spent leading his own bands,…
Maybelle (back row, left), A.P. and Sara Carter stand behind the next generation of the family’s musical legacy: Joe (left), Anita, June and Helen Carter.
Nov 6, 2019 9:13 AM
Hot on the heels of Ken Burns’ Country Music, The Carter Family throws a hootenanny—and a bit of a séance—on…
Bassist Harish Raghavan steps out with his first leader date, Calls For Action.
Nov 6, 2019 9:00 AM
It seems obvious to say that a bass player’s sound would be a deep one. But there is a real darkness to Harish…
Criss Cross’ Gerry Teekens (left) gives Reservoir Records’ Mark Feldman a hug.
Nov 5, 2019 4:10 PM
Gerry Teekens, who in 1981 founded the Dutch label Criss Cross Jazz, died Oct. 31, according to an email sent to…
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