Nov 8, 2022 12:37 PM
Doug Munro: An Indie Homage to Django
After a long stretch of recording for the Chase Music Group, including a pair of potent fusion offerings (1994’s The…
“There’s really no point in printing up CDs anymore,” Munro says.
Nov 8, 2022 12:37 PM
After a long stretch of recording for the Chase Music Group, including a pair of potent fusion offerings (1994’s The…
“I think jazz needs more provocative personality, and it needs more sex,” Han says.
Nov 1, 2022 11:50 AM
Of all of the interesting things Connie Han said during a recent interview, this was perhaps the most unexpected: “I…
Norah Jones opens Here It Is: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen (Blue Note) with a delicate, wistful rendition of “Steer Your Way.”
Oct 25, 2022 1:04 PM
There’s a reason why, for more than five decades, Leonard Cohen’s songs have been covered by countless artists…
“We’re the hip-hop generation, so you’re going to hear those influences,” says Corey Fonville of Butcher Brown.
Oct 25, 2022 1:02 PM
Horn player and rapper Marcus “Tennishu” Tenney is emphatic that the latest Butcher Brown album came up “from the…
Idolatry has become a fact of life for the saxophonist, flutist, NEA Jazz Master and self-described dreamer.
Oct 18, 2022 1:26 PM
Flying on an early summer night in a season of tricky air travel, Charles Lloyd’s plane from Ottawa, Canada, touched…
The leader, playing only acoustic piano, “gets a little help” from a band of stylistically flexible virtuosos.
Oct 18, 2022 1:22 PM
Like most jazz folk who’ve recorded during the past two years, Geoffrey Keezer made Playdate (Markeez) — billed…
From left: Will Kennedy, Russell Ferrante, Dane Alderson and Bob Mintzer
Oct 18, 2022 1:12 PM
To celebrate the 45th anniversary of Yellowjackets, the group made its latest album, Parallel Motion (Mack Avenue), an…
Smoke’s Paul Stache and Molly Sparrow Johnson
Oct 18, 2022 12:56 PM
Thursdays have always set the vibe for weekends at Smoke. The first of a four-night run for headliners, Thursday would…
“I decided from that experience that I wanted to get back to the stage in a way that made me feel closer to the people,” Wright said.
Oct 11, 2022 2:00 PM
During the pandemic, Lizz Wright delved more deeply into her love of the culinary arts. With her performing on pause,…
“I work. That’s my joy,” says 80-year-old trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith.
Oct 3, 2022 10:00 PM
At 80, Wadada Leo Smith seems to be having the time of his life. He maintains a healthy diet, drinking only one cup of…
