Oct 25, 2022 1:02 PM
Butcher Brown’s Organic Big Band
Horn player and rapper Marcus “Tennishu” Tenney is emphatic that the latest Butcher Brown album came up “from the…
“We’re the hip-hop generation, so you’re going to hear those influences,” says Corey Fonville of Butcher Brown.
Oct 25, 2022 1:02 PM
Horn player and rapper Marcus “Tennishu” Tenney is emphatic that the latest Butcher Brown album came up “from the…
Leo P wants to bring the party back to jazz.
Oct 25, 2022 1:01 PM
Named Baritone Saxophonist of the Year in the 87th Annual DownBeat Readers Poll, Leo P will be releasing his debut…
Oct 25, 2022 1:00 PM
It was a historic night of enlightenment, emotion and inspired jazz performances at the inaugural Jazz Music Awards:…
Idolatry has become a fact of life for the saxophonist, flutist, NEA Jazz Master and self-described dreamer.
Oct 18, 2022 1:26 PM
Flying on an early summer night in a season of tricky air travel, Charles Lloyd’s plane from Ottawa, Canada, touched…
The leader, playing only acoustic piano, “gets a little help” from a band of stylistically flexible virtuosos.
Oct 18, 2022 1:22 PM
Like most jazz folk who’ve recorded during the past two years, Geoffrey Keezer made Playdate (Markeez) — billed…
From left: Will Kennedy, Russell Ferrante, Dane Alderson and Bob Mintzer
Oct 18, 2022 1:12 PM
To celebrate the 45th anniversary of Yellowjackets, the group made its latest album, Parallel Motion (Mack Avenue), an…
Bill Ortiz’s diverse new album Points Of View is a blend of fusion, Latin bravado and straight-up crazy jazz chops.
Oct 18, 2022 1:04 PM
Bill Ortiz’s diverse new album Points Of View is a blend of fusion, Latin bravado and straight-up crazy jazz chops.…
Smoke’s Paul Stache and Molly Sparrow Johnson
Oct 18, 2022 12:56 PM
Thursdays have always set the vibe for weekends at Smoke. The first of a four-night run for headliners, Thursday would…
Cuber had the ability to bring out the lyricism of the baritone saxophone.
Oct 11, 2022 2:55 PM
Saxophonist Ronald Edward Cuber passed away on Oct. 7. He was 80.
Known on stage as Ronnie, Cuber drew praise as a…
“I decided from that experience that I wanted to get back to the stage in a way that made me feel closer to the people,” Wright said.
Oct 11, 2022 2:00 PM
During the pandemic, Lizz Wright delved more deeply into her love of the culinary arts. With her performing on pause,…
