Dec 7, 2021 7:15 AM
Jazz Boom in the UK!
Midway through the 2010s, the excitement became palpable. A new sound was developing and it wasn’t just the jazz…
Dec 7, 2021 7:15 AM
Midway through the 2010s, the excitement became palpable. A new sound was developing and it wasn’t just the jazz…
Dec 7, 2021 7:10 AM
Tower of Power is as much an institution and brand as a band. The title of the horn-driven ensemble’s debut album,…
Dec 7, 2021 7:07 AM
In the pantheon of performers on unaccompanied saxophone, Jon Irabagon has a powerful claim to membership — one based…
Nov 23, 2021 11:20 AM
When World Circuit Records released the Buena Vista Social Club’s eponymous album in 1997, there were no grand…
Nov 2, 2021 12:35 PM
With a myriad of perspectives to draw on as a Venezuelan-born, New York-based jazz pianist, Benito Gonzalez considers…
Nov 2, 2021 12:30 PM
Inspiration can come from unlikely sources. When COVID forced the shutdown of live performances, Judy Wexler decided to…
Sep 21, 2021 11:33 AM
Thirteen might be an unfortunate number for some, but for multihyphenate vocalist Ledisi, it proved to be verifiably…
Sep 21, 2021 11:27 AM
On an early summer night in newly vaccinated New York, the Blue Note was packed with cheering clubgoers. And pianist…
Sep 21, 2021 11:19 AM
Since mid-March 2020, the COVID pandemic has altered the landscape of jazz education at universities and colleges…
Sep 21, 2021 11:12 AM
The return of students to college campuses around the New York City area, the mecca of jazz, comes on the heels of an…