May 15, 2020 7:13 AM
Antonio Sánchez, Thana Alexa Grow Their Partnership
On a chilly January night in New York City, drummer-composer Antonio Sánchez plays a full-body phrase. He hangs back…
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…
Sylvain Leroux helms L’Ecole Fula Flute, an alternative school in Guinea that aims to teach students from ages 6 to 20 academic fundamentals, as well as music.
May 13, 2020 8:52 AM
In a cinderblock schoolhouse with a corrugated tin roof in Conakry, Guinea, reeds specialist Sylvain Leroux is opening…
Giacomo Bruzzo’s RareNoise label has built a catalog filled with adventurous releases.
May 12, 2020 8:55 AM
Before he was a label owner, Giacomo Bruzzo was a frustrated finance bro. Born in Italy, he moved to the U.K. in 1991,…
Ben Williams’ I Am A Man has been issued through Rainbow Blonde, a new label founded by vocalists José James and Taali and engineer Brian Bender.
May 11, 2020 8:49 AM
Ben Williams was completely mesmerized by 13th, director Ava DuVernay’s 2016 documentary about mass incarceration and…
Robert Cray recorded his latest album, That’s What I Heard, at the Capitol Records building in Hollywood.
May 8, 2020 9:00 AM
When it comes to the long, storied career of Robert Cray, time and musical fashion have been slippery slopes of the…
Aruán Ortiz (left), Andrew Cyrille and Mauricio Herrera perform together on Inside Rhythmic Falls (Intakt).
May 7, 2020 9:00 AM
Pianist Aruán Ortiz recalls the cacophony of ritmas that pervaded his childhood in Santiago de Cuba on Inside Rhythmic…
Dave Liebman’s Earth caps a series of albums inspired by natural elements.
May 6, 2020 8:15 AM
After 37 years of living in the bucolic scenery of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, a stone’s throw from the Deer Head Inn…
The Vagabond merges Aaron Diehl’s jazz background with his increasing interest in the classical world, in part stemming from his work with composer Philip Glass.
Apr 30, 2020 8:08 AM
In late January, Aaron Diehl elegantly delivered an intimate solo-piano show in front of a packed house at Mezzrow in…
Drummer and producer Makaya McCraven revamps Gil Scott-Heron on We’re New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven (XL).
Apr 24, 2020 8:10 AM
Chicago’s Makaya McCraven is best known as a drummer and producer, mixing and matching genres until they blend as…
Ellis Marsalis performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 7, 2017.
Apr 23, 2020 8:51 AM
The following serves as a tribute to the musicians we have lost to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 was a factor in…
