Jul 15, 2019 9:00 AM
Damon Locks: In the Style of Mavericks
Fantastical black-nationalist jazz now is back in vogue, thanks to the likes of Shabaka Hutchings, Nicole Mitchell,…
Damon Locks leads the 15-piece Black Monument Ensemble on Where Future Unfolds.
Jul 15, 2019 9:00 AM
Fantastical black-nationalist jazz now is back in vogue, thanks to the likes of Shabaka Hutchings, Nicole Mitchell,…
Jimmie Vaughan interprets songs by Lloyd Price and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown on his new album, Baby, Please Come Home.
Jul 12, 2019 9:00 AM
Jimmie Vaughan has had his share of star turns, including 11 years at the helm of the blues-rock powerhouse the…
Jerry Bergonzi’s new album, The Seven Rays, was partially inspired by his interest in philosophy.
Jul 11, 2019 9:00 AM
The artist’s return was long overdue: When Jerry Bergonzi set foot inside Chicago’s Green Mill on Jan. 4, it marked…
Pat Metheny is a touchstone for Camila Meza, who covers the guitarist’s collaboration with David Bowie on Ámbar, her latest recording.
Jul 10, 2019 9:00 AM
Singer-songwriter Camila Meza jumped at the opportunity to attempt her own hybrid when bassist Noam Wiesenberg…
Pianist Romain Collin learned to play synth bass before recording Tiny Lights.
Jul 9, 2019 9:00 AM
Romain Collin often recalls an enduring maxim from Terence Blanchard: “All complicated things are created from an…
Jesse Sheppard (left) and Drew Gardner
Jul 5, 2019 9:00 AM
You might not think guitar music informed by the psychedelic ‘60s and folk traditions originating a century or more…
Philadelphia’s Sounds Of Liberation
Jul 4, 2019 9:00 AM
Pianist Jack Wilson unfortunately is known better for his famous protégé, vibist Roy Ayers—whom he first met when…
Maja S. K. Ratkje uses Knut Hamsun’s novel Sult as a starting point for her latest recording.
Jul 3, 2019 9:00 AM
Artistic disciplines inform one another, cross-pollinating inspiration and conception. In recent years, poetry has…
Stephanie Chou performs March 29 at Joe’s Pub in New York.
Jul 1, 2019 9:00 AM
Even though she excelled as a math major at Columbia University, Stephanie Chou had already looked ahead to a saxophone…
Anat Cohen’s long musical relationship with Oded Lev-Ari has resulted in “Triple Helix: Concerto For Clarinet And Ensemble,” which premiered in January at Carnegie Hall.
Jun 21, 2019 9:00 AM
Poised at the kitchen counter in her Brooklyn apartment, Anat Cohen assumed the role of solicitous host. Tall, with…
