Aug 3, 2021 9:53 AM
Julian Lage: A Clear-Sighted ‘Squint’
Clasping his hands to his chest, then raising them to the heavens, Julian Lage evoked echoes of the exuberant child he…
Squint is Julian Lage’s debut on Blue Note Records.
Aug 3, 2021 9:53 AM
Clasping his hands to his chest, then raising them to the heavens, Julian Lage evoked echoes of the exuberant child he…
On his new recording, Jones honors friends and mentors he has recently lost.
Aug 3, 2021 9:20 AM
Sheltered in his music room, Willie Jones III adjusts the volume on a Billy Taylor record. He swivels around to face…
Ben Monder
Aug 3, 2021 9:05 AM
He might not be a household name among casual listeners, but it would be hard to find a single jazz musician who does…
Collier, at work in the midst of COVID, at Van Gelder Studios last September.
Aug 3, 2021 8:59 AM
Pandemic stories — we hear them wherever we go. Pretty much every story in this issue is a pandemic story in some…
Vijay Iyer
Jul 12, 2021 9:48 AM
By his own account, the Vijay Iyer of a decade ago was made to feel like a “token weirdo” when moving among the…
Ulysses Owens Jr. has created a multi-generational, multi-racial, multi-gender big band for today.
Jul 2, 2021 5:43 PM
On the opening track of drummer Ulysses Owens Jr.’s new big band album, he plays five sharp rim shots, which catapult…
Jeff Coffin has created his own cottage industry as an artist, educator and label executive.
Jun 30, 2021 5:42 PM
Jeff Coffin, the saxophonist best known for his ongoing work with the chart-topping rock group Dave Matthews Band and…
Wadada Leo Smith performing at St. Mary’s Church in Pohja, Finland.
May 13, 2021 1:00 PM
During decades of recording and work alongside a cast of co-conspirators that could serve as a summation of jazz’s…
John Patitucci has embraced composition, leader projects and large-scale collaborations since his former boss, saxophonist-composer Wayne Shorter, retired from touring.
Mar 26, 2021 12:33 PM
John Patitucci has really put himself out there the past few years. He’s been noticeably active as a first-call…
Percussionist and bandleader John Santos has a foundation in what he refers to as “traditional” music, but he has played and recorded with figures from across the spectrum of Latin music, jazz and rock.
Mar 24, 2021 8:00 AM
The day before Joe Biden was sworn into office as president on Jan. 20, John Santos, ensconced in his East Bay home…
