Apr 30, 2024 11:55 AM
Myles Wright’s Gaming Music
Australian composer/arranger Myles Wright chose the repertoire for his latest self-produced release, Gamer, with…
“I try to strike just the right balance of paying tribute to the original and also injecting new life into the music,” says Myles Wright about his music inspired by classic video game tunes.
Apr 30, 2024 11:55 AM
Australian composer/arranger Myles Wright chose the repertoire for his latest self-produced release, Gamer, with…
“Within our uniquely limited instrumentation, we can get people loud and excited,” Kahil El’Zabar says of his 50-year-old Ethnic Heritage Ensemble.
Apr 23, 2024 12:18 PM
The occasion needed some fire. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, percussionist,…
Irabagon has simultaneously released two albums on his own label, Irabbagast Records.
Apr 23, 2024 11:03 AM
If ever there were an artist who has earned the label “enigma,” it would be saxophonist Jon Irabagon, whose…
“Einstein was a violinist, Max Planck was also a musician and Stefon Alexander plays saxophone,” says Donald Harrison about the relationship between science and music.
Apr 16, 2024 12:17 PM
“If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.” That sage advice from Charlie Parker became Big Chief…
Two ECM reissues of historic albums by saxophonist Jan Garbarek, shown here with pianist Keith Jarrett, celebrate his 50 years on the label.
Apr 16, 2024 12:11 PM
It has become standard practice for jazz labels of any substance and historical depth to revisit, remaster and re-issue…
The Lemon Bucket Orchestra dives into the crowd at the Ottawa Jazz Festival.
Apr 10, 2024 9:42 PM
Ah, spring, when a jazz fan’s mind turns … to summer festivals! From fantastic locales to intimate encounters, from…
Crowds pack downtown Ottawa for the festival.
Apr 10, 2024 9:37 PM
Forty-five years after a handful of jazz enthusiasts in the Canadian cities of Montreal and Ottawa transformed their…
Rome’s Casa del Jazz delivers a tremendous outdoor summer season from one of the city’s beautiful locales.
Apr 10, 2024 9:33 PM
The trees stand majestic and tall, twisting 75 feet into the air — 23 meters by local measure — with leafy canopies…
One of three beachside stages at the Rio das Ostras Jazz & Blues Festival.
Apr 10, 2024 9:27 PM
For those seeking a truly unique jazz and blues getaway, perhaps a trip to Brazil is in order during late May into…
Roscoe Mitchell’s performance will be a cornerstone of this year’s festival. “Seeing as it’s the 40th edition of the festival, it was important to me to invite a few artists who have long been associated with the event,” said Scott Thomson, the fest’s new director.
Apr 10, 2024 9:22 PM
For decades, the radar of important avant-garde musical culture, especially in North America, has steered artists and…
