Feb 10, 2026 11:32 AM
The Rapid (Organic) Rise of Emma Rawicz
The past three years have seen a meteoric rise for 23-year-old Emma Rawicz. In 2022, the British saxophonist was busy…
“I was afraid of not being able to catch up so I began practicing eight hours a day for years,” says Emma Rawicz of starting on the saxophone as a teenager. “It was unhinged, but it fulfilled a purpose.”
Feb 10, 2026 11:32 AM
The past three years have seen a meteoric rise for 23-year-old Emma Rawicz. In 2022, the British saxophonist was busy…
“I think that’s where we’re at now. Just us traveling to Iceland and being in this environment, it’s already changed whatever you think of, what you thought that song was going to be,” says Soulive’s Alan Evans.
Feb 10, 2026 11:23 AM
Neal Evans is telling a story about opening for the Dave Matthews Band for the first time. “This is a good one,” he…
Lovers of the big band experience, clockwise from top left, John Clayton, Leigh Pilzer, Ted Nash, David Pietro and Christine Jensen.
Feb 10, 2026 11:00 AM
The popularity of big band music might have peaked in the 1930s and ’40s, but despite the many changes on the jazz…
“I play what I want and what I like,” said Andrew Cyrille. “I use my knowledge artistically and professionally.”
Feb 3, 2026 12:15 AM
Midway through August, a few days after concluding a week at the Village Vanguard with the quartet that Andrew Cyrille…
Was honors his hometown with The Pan-Detroit Ensemble, releasing his first-ever album under his own name.
Feb 3, 2026 12:02 AM
Detroit runs deep through the veins of Don Was. For five decades, the producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and…
“I wanted to write songs that were abstract enough in their title and imagery that they could invite someone in to invent alongside the music,” says pianist and composer Lex Korten.
Feb 2, 2026 11:32 PM
“Touch grass” has become a go-to social media taunt, a reminder to the terminally online that there is a wide and…
“Joe Henderson, to me, is what it means to have a huge sound even though we know that his volume was very soft,” Aldana said during her live Blindfold Test.
Jan 19, 2026 5:00 PM
There’s a new album out from saxophonist Melissa Aldana, Filin (Blue Note), that leans on the gentle side of her…
Wolfgang Muthspiel, left, with trio mates Scott Colley and Brian Blade.
Jan 19, 2026 4:50 PM
In its remarkable 56-year history, ECM Records has released more than 1,800 albums by countless artists from around the…
Rico’s Anti-Microbial Instrument Swab
Jan 19, 2026 2:48 PM
With this year’s NAMM Show right around the corner, we can look forward to plenty of new and innovative instruments…
“It’s a positive record for me because I was trying to give some inspiration, more so than anything,” says Dave McMurray of his new album.
Jan 13, 2026 2:03 PM
Detroit saxophonist Dave McMurray still has deeply felt youthful memories of making the pilgrimage to Baker’s…
