Mar 24, 2020 10:44 AM
Burlington Fest Makes Jazz Available to All
In a New York Times interview last year, Trey Anastasio reminisced about the night that he and his three bandmates in a…
With its combination of indoor venues and outdoor stages, the Burlington Jazz Festival appeals to a wide variety of music fans.
Mar 24, 2020 10:44 AM
In a New York Times interview last year, Trey Anastasio reminisced about the night that he and his three bandmates in a…
Hal Galper didn’t recognize his own playing when he first heard the recording of The Zone: Live At The Yardbird Suite.
Mar 20, 2020 9:00 AM
In 1997, Seattle musicians Matt Jorgensen and John Bishop birthed Origin Records, an independent label “run by…
Devonté Hynes, of Blood Orange fame, collaborated with Chicago’s Third Coast Percussion (shown here) on Fields.
Mar 19, 2020 9:00 AM
Berlin-based composer Joanna Bailie delivers work that masterfully collides field recordings, spoken word and old music…
Drummer Jeremy Cunningham enlisted Jeff Parker, Jaimie Branch, Makaya McCraven and others to play on his new album.
Mar 18, 2020 8:05 AM
About 12 years ago, drummer Jeremy Cunningham had plenty of reasons to feel that his life was going great. He was…
Irving Berlin (1888–1989)
Mar 16, 2020 8:03 AM
A song is a mysterious abstraction. It enters the world without identity. It has little character or context. No one…
Over the course of his career, Pat Metheny has edged closer to the orchestral vision reflected on his latest release, From This Place.
Mar 13, 2020 9:00 AM
During the first day of recording for From This Place, guitarist Pat Metheny’s new album on Nonesuch, the 20-time…
Hadar Noiberg (left) and Chano Dominguez
Mar 13, 2020 8:10 AM
A spate of new albums on the Sunnyside label don’t have all that much in common, aside from the fact that they’re…
Despite pianist Fred Hersch’s onstage composure, when he plays, there’s always something intensely personal stirring just below the surface.
Mar 12, 2020 8:05 AM
The box set The Fred Hersch Trio: 10 Years/6 Discs captures a landmark ensemble in the studio, on the road and at its…
Two releases serve as reminders of how drummer Buddy Rich and saxophonist Fred Anderson stayed sharp and productive in the latter part of their careers.
Mar 11, 2020 9:00 AM
In terms of style, background, recognition and—perhaps, most famously—temperament, drummer Buddy Rich and…
Pianist Pat Thomas recently has enjoyed some serious momentum.
Mar 9, 2020 8:11 AM
Keyboardist and improviser Pat Thomas, 59, has been a prolific polymath on the U.K. jazz and improv scene for four…
