May 24, 2017 9:34 PM
Box Set Reanimates Legacy of Dutch Free-Jazz Pioneer
The composer, bandleader and reedist Willem Breuker, who died in July 2010 at the age of 65, is often omitted from…
May 24, 2017 9:34 PM
The composer, bandleader and reedist Willem Breuker, who died in July 2010 at the age of 65, is often omitted from…
May 23, 2017 10:59 AM
Spirituality was an enduring theme in the musical life of Alice Coltrane (1937–2007), the pianist, harpist and widow of…
May 22, 2017 9:37 PM
Ronald Bruner Jr. had been playing drums professionally for decades before releasing his debut album, Triumph, on World…
May 22, 2017 4:35 PM
Chicago’s blues tradition—urban, electrified and full of soul—has had a profound impact on the development of…
May 22, 2017 11:48 AM
As Orrin Evans pointed out in the days leading up to the inaugural Philadelphia Jazz Festival April 23–30, Philly’s…
May 20, 2017 9:19 AM
Hard as it is to put a label on saxophonist Steve Coleman—an established innovator with a MacArthur “Genius”…
May 19, 2017 4:03 PM
Summer his here and the heat is rising. Here’s a playlist of recent Latin-jazz releases to help you release some steam.…
May 18, 2017 7:55 AM
Most jazz up-and-comers have musical mentors, but not so many of those elders serve as life coaches, too. When…
May 17, 2017 12:12 PM
It took but a few notes played by alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón and pianist Fabian Almazan to quiet the room full of…
May 16, 2017 9:23 PM
Playing at the Village Vanguard in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village—the downstairs club that has been the home of 132…
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