Jun 23, 2020 9:00 AM
Nina Simone, Art Blakey Attain Rarefied Heights On Historical Releases
With the possible exception of John Coltrane, no jazz artist from the ’50s and ’60s has had their iconic status…
Nina Simone radiates joy on a reissue of Fodder On My Wings.
Jun 23, 2020 9:00 AM
With the possible exception of John Coltrane, no jazz artist from the ’50s and ’60s has had their iconic status…
During the past 18 years, Norah Jones has collaborated with musicians from a range of different genres.
Jun 19, 2020 9:00 AM
“I’m not going to explain my lyrics.”
With those words, coolly conveyed on a brilliant March afternoon at the…
“I express my emotions better musically than socially most of the time,” Marcus Printup said.
Jun 17, 2020 8:55 AM
Marcus Printup swung around New York’s Columbus Circle behind the wheel of his black Cadillac SUV, stopping briefly…
Top row from left: Nduduzo Makhathini (Photo: Nailah Makhathini); Brandee Younger and Dezron Douglas at their home in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City (Photo: Courtesy of Artists); Chick Corea (Photo: Toshi Sakurai, Courtesy Chick Corea Productions). Bottom row from left: Christian McBride (Photo: R. Andrew Lepley); Stanton Moore at his home in New Orleans (Photo: Lauren Del Rio); Wolfgang Muthspiel and his 4-year-old daughter, Flora, at their home in Vienna (Photo: Courtesy of Artist); Kris Davis (Photo: ©Caroline Mardok).
Jun 16, 2020 8:53 AM
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Musicians around the globe had gigs, recording dates, mixing sessions—stuff to…
Andy Milne is fascinated by the connections among medical science, music and healing.
May 29, 2020 8:58 AM
Pianist Andy Milne uses building metaphors to talk about music. Construction is “about how you bind two things…
In his band Big Vicious, Avishai Cohen plays trumpet and synthesizers.
May 26, 2020 8:38 AM
As the coronavirus moved across Europe in mid-March, trumpeter Avishai Cohen sat in his Tel Aviv home, contemplating…
Eldar Djangirov’s latest album is titled Rhapsodize.
May 21, 2020 8:00 AM
To display Promethean chops is pianist Eldar Djangirov’s long-established default basis of operations, and his new,…
After performing with John Coltrane, drummer Rashied Ali (shown here) started Survival Records with saxophonist Frank Lowe during the early 1970s.
May 20, 2020 8:32 AM
Although the legendary jazz drummer Rashied Ali is best known for his work as one of John Coltrane’s pathbreaking…
Rachel Therrien might not have garnered as much attention as her fellow Canadian trumpeters, but that could change with Vena.
May 19, 2020 8:53 AM
With the coronavirus pandemic, global economic uncertainty and the prospect of a chaotic and divisive election, a lot…
Drummer Antonio Sánchez and vocalist Thana Alexa have reached a point of mutual influence.
May 15, 2020 7:13 AM
On a chilly January night in New York City, drummer-composer Antonio Sánchez plays a full-body phrase. He hangs back…
