Oct 8, 2024 12:37 PM
Cecil Taylor: The Final Years
The Kyoto Prize is not as well-known as the Guggenheim fellowship, or the MacArthur grant, both of which pianist,…
Cecil Taylor, one of the greatest pianists of the avant garde, was taken advantage of before his death in 2018.
Oct 8, 2024 12:37 PM
The Kyoto Prize is not as well-known as the Guggenheim fellowship, or the MacArthur grant, both of which pianist,…
Vocalist Norma Winstone writes of lost love, melancholy and dreams on her new recording with pianist Kit Downes.
Oct 8, 2024 12:33 PM
U.K. vocalist Norman Winstone took the title of her new album, Outpost Of Dreams, from the first piece that she and…
“If I rewind to 10 years ago, I was an explorer,” says Collier. “Now I’m an artist and an explorer.”
Oct 2, 2024 12:29 PM
Jacob Collier started to build his fanbase back in 2011 when he began sharing intoxicating arrangements to popular…
The Bad Plus, plus Joshua Redman, one of many creative pairings Nonesuch has developed.
Sep 24, 2024 11:59 AM
Can an online experience mimic the record store hunt? Can streaming new singles transmit the feeling of stalking down…
“When I heard Jackie McLean, it was like the perfect mixture of bebop or hard-bop, but also some edge,” says Monford.
Sep 24, 2024 11:17 AM
It’s tough to rank jazz’s most important cities, but the top centers of activity have to include Chicago, Detroit,…
“What happens when we put special people with other special people?” asks Immanuel Wilkins, who seeks to cross-pollinate the arts.
Sep 17, 2024 12:23 PM
After bursting onto the scene with his acclaimed 2020 debut, Omega, Immanuel Wilkins announced his arrival as a talent…
Hancock has a new project on the horizon but says he will not put it out until he’s ready.
Sep 10, 2024 12:25 PM
On April 12 of this year, Herbie Hancock turned 84. How many people do you know in their 80s who are still working full…
“It’s like my memoir as a picture painted in sound,” Lewis explains of his growing body of work.
Sep 10, 2024 12:18 PM
It has been just over a year since this writer last spoke to saxophonist and composer James Brandon Lewis for the cover…
Students jam at The New School in New York.
Sep 5, 2024 12:20 PM
The road we call jazz can take you anywhere — from your quiet hometown to the grandest stages of the world; from…
A career in music isn’t just playing onstage. These four professionals prove it, from left: Jody Espina, JodyJazz Mouthpieces; publicist Lydia Liebman; producer and manager Matt Pierson with Samara Joy and Pasquale Grasso; Sunny Sumter, DC Jazz Festival.
Sep 5, 2024 12:08 PM
Beyond performing and teaching, what can one do with a music degree? Plenty.
From festival presentation, album…
