Oct 30, 2019 9:00 AM
Art Pepper’s Comeback
In 1977 alto saxophonist Art Pepper told New York Times critic John S. Wilson, “In a very short time I’ll be like…
Saxophonist Art Pepper (right) recorded with bassist Charlie Haden during 1979 sessions in Los Angeles. The material has been anthologized on Promise Kept: The Complete Artists House Recordings, a five-disc set.
Oct 30, 2019 9:00 AM
In 1977 alto saxophonist Art Pepper told New York Times critic John S. Wilson, “In a very short time I’ll be like…
Even when guitarist and scholar José Dias is on stage, he’s doing research.
Oct 28, 2019 9:00 AM
Throughout most of the aughts, José Dias worked as the director of a jazz school in Lisbon, Portugal’s bustling…
With the release of Nérija’s full-length debut, Blume (Domino), saxophonist Nubya Garcia’s career pushes on to a new stage.
Oct 25, 2019 9:17 AM
Nubya Garcia exhibits spectacular leader instincts, but she thrives in collaborative settings.
Making her New York…
Fifty years ago, Manfred Eicher co-founded Edition of Contemporary Music, better known as ECM, and has issued more than 1,600 titles spanning jazz and classical sounds.
Oct 24, 2019 8:03 AM
A search for the heart of the ECM Records operation leads to a small, quiet space located on the second floor of a…
Uri Caine’s most recent album celebrates the work of civil-rights advocate Octavius Catto (1839–’71).
Oct 23, 2019 9:00 AM
Pianist Uri Caine had no idea that his 10-part oratorio, The Passion Of Octavius Catto, would somehow gain additional…
Pianist ELEW and guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel worked together on the solo piano album Cubism.
Oct 22, 2019 9:00 AM
In 2005, Eric Lewis dropped off the straightahead jazz scene to reinvent himself. Adopting the moniker ELEW and…
Mark Kavuma’s sophomore album, The Banger Factory, places him at the center of London’s rapidly expanding jazz scene.
Oct 21, 2019 9:31 AM
Great art can emerge from any residency. A staple of jazz through the decades—from Ornette Coleman’s 1959 series at…
Nat “King” Cole sat at the crossroads of jazz and pop.
Oct 18, 2019 9:18 AM
It’s amazing how much Nat “King” Cole material we have to forgive in order to find the man we revere in this, the…
Guitarist Charlie Apicella says his band gets “right to the point, just like Jack McDuff” on Groove Machine.
Oct 17, 2019 9:22 AM
In many ways, guitarist Charlie Apicella has devoted himself to a kind of historical reenactment. On all of his…
Gabriele Mirabassi (left) and Roberto Taufic record Nítido E Obscuro at the Venica & Venica Winery in Gorizia, Italy.
Oct 16, 2019 9:45 AM
Jazz and wine have much in common. Both require the process of slow refinement. Both involve some level of continuity,…
