Nov 22, 2022 2:39 PM
Al Foster, Still Learning
To call Al Foster a student of the drums is an understatement. The 79-year-old master has studied the history of jazz…
“You know, I am not as fast as I used to be,” says Foster. “But it’s more fresh ideas. I’m always coming up with new stuff when I practice.”
Nov 22, 2022 2:39 PM
To call Al Foster a student of the drums is an understatement. The 79-year-old master has studied the history of jazz…
“Roscoe Mitchell, Don Moye, Jason Moran, Amina Claudine Myers, Thomas Stanley, Nicole Mitchell — these people hugged me,” Moor Mother says.
Nov 8, 2022 12:58 PM
At the 42nd annual Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Moor Mother gave one of her most soul rattling…
ChimyTina’s Dan “Chimy” Chmielinski and Martina DaSilva
Nov 8, 2022 12:47 PM
Making one’s way through the jazz landscape by trekking down the DIY path isn’t exactly a novel endeavor. Any…
“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…
