Jul 3, 2020 10:27 AM
Premiere: John Beasley’s MONK’estra Interprets ‘Come Sunday’
Originally a part of Duke Ellington’s Black, Brown And Beige, the composition “Come Sunday” has taken on a life…
Pianist, composer and arranger John Beasley returns for his third outing with the MONK’estra on MONK’estra Plays John Beasley (Mack Avenue.)
Jul 3, 2020 10:27 AM
Originally a part of Duke Ellington’s Black, Brown And Beige, the composition “Come Sunday” has taken on a life…
Thelonious Monk and Larry Gales perform during 1968.
Jun 19, 2020 2:38 PM
A surprise gig in 1968 by Thelonious Monk that was captured on tape by a school janitor is set for a July 31 release as…
Guitarist Leni Stern expands her trio to a quartet with the addition of pianist Leo Genovese on her upcoming album, 4.
Jun 8, 2020 9:26 AM
There’s a vastness to the music that guitarist Leni Stern’s worked on since the 1980s.
It comes, in part, from…
Chick Corea is set to issue the double album Plays (Concord Jazz) on Aug. 28.
Jun 3, 2020 8:42 AM
Hearing Chick Corea in any setting, it’s apparent that his interests and influences range beyond the music that…
Singer-songwriters Amanda Taylor (left), Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick and Erin Bentlage have formed the vocal group säje.
May 28, 2020 8:56 AM
For some vocalists, the impulse to collaborate with like-minded artists can result in transcendent music. A case in…
Pianist Christian Sands is set to release Be Water on July 17.
May 7, 2020 3:16 PM
Despite Christian Sands’ clear affinity for Erroll Garner, the pianist’s upcoming release, Be Water, depicts an…
Bassist Jorge Roeder offers up El Suelo Mío, a solo effort, as his leader debut.
Apr 30, 2020 8:07 AM
Jorge Roeder’s supported a sweeping variety of bandleaders, ranging from his work alongside guitarist Julian Lage and…
Bassist Anne Mette Iversen leads her Quartet +1 ensemble on Racing A Butterfly.
Apr 24, 2020 10:37 AM
The ideas of flight, freedom and play are at the heart of Anne Mette Iversen’s latest leader date, Racing A Butterfly…
Pianist Aaron Parks’ Little Big ensemble is set to issue its second full-length, Little Big II: Dreams Of A Mechanical Man, on May 8.
Apr 10, 2020 9:39 AM
After two years of touring with his quartet Little Big—and a year of collaboration with artists such as drummer Terri…
Saxophonist Walter Smith III (foreground) and guitarist Matthew Stevens have recorded a new album, In Common 2.
Apr 3, 2020 8:26 AM
Saxophonist Walter Smith III and guitarist Matthew Stevens achieved such artistic fulfillment with their 2018 album, In…
