May 21, 2024 1:34 PM
Lizz Wright: The Artist as Gardener
Twenty years ago, Lizz Wright emerged as an astounding new voice in music with her superb 2003 debut, Salt, spiced with…
On Shadow, Wright has taken the words of vocalist Nina Simone to heart — that an artist must reflect her times.
May 21, 2024 1:34 PM
Twenty years ago, Lizz Wright emerged as an astounding new voice in music with her superb 2003 debut, Salt, spiced with…
Omar Sosa
May 21, 2024 1:10 PM
Music documentaries can come in a variety of shapes and sizes, as confirmed by this trio of highly inspired — and…
“It’s not like Bach, where you had better play the notes correctly,” Fleck says. “In the case of Rhapsody, it had been done so many ways and with the blessing of [Gershwin].”
Apr 30, 2024 12:35 PM
Over the course of his remarkably eclectic, multiple-Grammy-winning career — one that stretches across four decades…
“I want to inform myself to better convey ideas about nature and sustainability through my music,” says Freitas.
Apr 30, 2024 12:31 PM
Although Brazilian pianist Amaro Freitas amply displayed his compositional brilliance and instrumental derring-do on…
“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…
