DVD Mar 7, 2016 5:13 PM New Documentary Chronicles Life, Death of Thomas Chapin Like Jaco Pastorius, alto saxophonist-flutist Thomas Chapin was a meteor streaking across the night sky. Both were…
Mar 7, 2016 5:09 PM Recording Icon Al Schmitt Mentors Students at Grammy Camp It’s hard not to feel a tinge of jealousy when observing the student musicians in the annual Grammy Camp Jazz…
Mar 7, 2016 11:17 AM New Box Sets Chronicle Works by Prolific Braxton Last year was a busy one for the irrepressible Anthony Braxton. The saxophonist’s activities included a University of…
, Ferenc Nemeth Mar 7, 2016 7:04 AM PDX Jazz Festival Stars Pay Tribute to Alice & John Coltrane The 2016 PDX Jazz Festival, which took place in various venues in Portland, Oregon, from Feb. 18–28, has excelled…
Feb 29, 2016 10:16 AM Kamasi Washington Presents Jazz-Rock Spectacle in New York The choice of Webster Hall as a venue was telling, and not just because Washington has become too big a draw for a jazz…
Feb 29, 2016 10:15 AM Kamasi Washington Presents Jazz-Rock Spectacle in New York The Los Angeles-based tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington, arguably the hottest musician in jazz as measured by the…
Feb 25, 2016 5:13 PM MMFI To Organize Historic Gathering of Black Musicians in Kansas City The Mutual Musicians Foundation International (MMFI) will hold a special event in Kansas City, Missouri, on June…
Feb 25, 2016 5:07 PM SFJAZZ Collective Interprets Michael Jackson Songs The SFJAZZ Collective interprets the music of Michael Jackson on its forthcoming album. Live: SFJAZZ Center 2015,…
Live, George Lewis Feb 25, 2016 4:56 PM Lewis Recruits Innovative Sound Artists for NYC Concert George Lewis’ concert at The Kitchen in Manhattan on Feb. 9 put the spotlight on an archival album that’s not…
Live, Joe Lovano Feb 25, 2016 4:46 PM Scofield, Lovano Make SPACE the Place for Riveting Showcase Guitarist John Scofield is a familiar presence at SPACE in Evanston, Illinois (originally a lofty acronym for Society…