Jul 27, 2021 10:16 AM
Susie Ibarra: Sculptor of Sound, Water Magician
In the 1990s, Susie Ibarra was a mainstay of the New York jazz scene, frequently collaborating with David S. Ware,…
Jul 27, 2021 10:16 AM
In the 1990s, Susie Ibarra was a mainstay of the New York jazz scene, frequently collaborating with David S. Ware,…
Jul 26, 2021 11:12 AM
The summer livestream calendar has been slowing down, but here are five great events to check out online this week,…
Jul 20, 2021 4:10 PM
Bill Evans’ discography is immense, beginning with his first recordings as a sideman in 1953 and running through…
Jul 20, 2021 4:09 PM
On a Thursday night in early July, as the sun was beginning to set over the charming fishing port of Anzio on the West…
Jul 20, 2021 4:08 PM
The history of jazz is fraught with artists who’ve died too young. But what lives on is their music — the legacy of…
Jul 20, 2021 4:00 PM
Saxophonist-composer Dan Blake has long been entrenched in the jazz world. But, more recently, he’s begun to engage…
Jul 13, 2021 7:00 AM
The 69th Annual DownBeat International Critics Poll delivered a warm blanket to a jazz community shivering through the…
Jul 12, 2021 9:48 AM
By his own account, the Vijay Iyer of a decade ago was made to feel like a “token weirdo” when moving among the…
Jul 12, 2021 9:09 AM
The jazz festival season for 2021 has certainly been a moving target, mostly for the good. With a host of late-breaking…
Jul 2, 2021 5:43 PM
On the opening track of drummer Ulysses Owens Jr.’s new big band album, he plays five sharp rim shots, which catapult…