Apr 27, 2023 10:57 AM
DC Takes the International Stage
It was in 2017, during the 14th annual DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) at the Yards, when Sunny Sumter first recognized that…
Apr 27, 2023 10:57 AM
It was in 2017, during the 14th annual DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) at the Yards, when Sunny Sumter first recognized that…
Apr 27, 2023 10:53 AM
The Detroit Jazz Festival, the largest free jazz festival in the world, remains resolutely jazz. You’ll not find…
Apr 27, 2023 10:44 AM
The ideal jazz festival showcases its locale while presenting thoughtfully conceived concerts and events. Since 1999,…
Apr 25, 2023 12:26 PM
There’s a zen-like drive to alto saxophonist Sharel Cassity that’s undeniable — über calm on the exterior, but…
Apr 18, 2023 9:41 AM
Record Store Day hits April 22, so we deliver a glimpse at some of the vinyl dropping in and around that blessed…
Apr 18, 2023 9:30 AM
One of the most-anticipated reissue releases of the year is Go West!, a three-LP opus exploring saxophone colossus…
Apr 18, 2023 9:22 AM
While being released in a variety of formats, this magnum opus of bop from Craft Recordings is truly one for vinyl…
Apr 18, 2023 9:18 AM
ECM continues to issue new albums on vinyl, with the latest batch of LPs released in March.
Pianist Bobo Stenson’s…
Apr 18, 2023 8:48 AM
Verve/UMe’s Acoustic Sounds Series continues to deliver with a trio of great new albums and plenty more to come.
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Apr 11, 2023 10:47 AM
At the tail end of 2022, Brad Mehldau took advantage of a New York sojourn to play piano with old friends at Smalls…