May 24, 2019 10:00 AM
John Coltrane at the Age of 32
Perhaps the most striking thing about the current resurgence of interest in John Coltrane is the extent to which it…
In 1958, John Coltrane turned 32. He’d just rejoined Miles Davis’ band after a sojourn with Thelonious Monk, and had in the previous year finally freed himself of his addiction to drugs and alcohol.
May 24, 2019 10:00 AM
Perhaps the most striking thing about the current resurgence of interest in John Coltrane is the extent to which it…
A Resonance collection of Wes Montgomery material uncovers more of the guitarist’s Midwest roots.
May 23, 2019 10:00 AM
Back in 2012, Resonance Records put out a collection of Wes Montgomery recordings that represented the first full album…
Antonio Sánchez opens his latest album, Lines In The Sand, with a disturbing ontage of sirens and voices.
May 22, 2019 10:24 AM
In May 2018, drummer Antonio Sánchez was performing with pianist/composer Arturo O’Farrill at the Fandango…
Bobby McFerrin is one of the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters. The other honorees are Roscoe Mitchell, Reggie Workman and Dorthaan Kirk.
May 21, 2019 10:15 AM
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the 2020 class of NEA Jazz Masters. The honorees are singer Bobby…
Aubrey Logan critiques Los Angeles and the entertainment industry on her new album.
May 21, 2019 10:00 AM
In a city recognized worldwide as the locus of glamour, success and superficiality, Los Angeles-based trombonist and…
Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber is marking two decades of music with a new album and a spate of reissues.
May 19, 2019 10:19 PM
As any well-informed chef will tell you, particularly one schooled in Caribbean cuisine, burnt sugar is not actually…
For Randy Brecker’s latest outing, he’s supported by Hamburg, Germany’s NDR Bigband.
May 16, 2019 5:41 PM
Carving out space on jazz radio can be more than a little challenging. If the music falls into some category other than…
All of Miles Davis’ recordings with his namesake nonet are compiled on The Complete Birth Of The Cool.
May 16, 2019 8:53 AM
The iconic Birth Of The Cool is about to get a little cooler. A new compilation will allow Miles Davis fans to take a…
Trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey performs in both Kokoroko and Nérija, groups that recently issued debut EPs indebted to jazz, Afrobeat and more.
May 16, 2019 8:53 AM
Kokoroko, a London-based Afrobeat group, released its self-titled debut EP earlier this year after being featured on…
John Daversa (right) works with young musicians on the American Dreamers project.
May 15, 2019 10:24 AM
John Daversa’s American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom (BFM Jazz) is a creation of human concern and…
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