Oct 3, 2019 9:00 AM
Mike LeDonne a Deft Linguist on Both Piano and Organ
Listeners who know Mike LeDonne as a master Hammond B-3 practitioner through his Groover Quartet recordings on Savant…
Mike LeDonne returns to the piano trio format on Partners In Time.
Oct 3, 2019 9:00 AM
Listeners who know Mike LeDonne as a master Hammond B-3 practitioner through his Groover Quartet recordings on Savant…
Charenée Wade lends her vocals to three tracks on Pannonica, a tribute to Pannonica de Koenigswarter recorded live at the Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic series.
Oct 1, 2019 9:59 PM
Organized by the ACT label’s Artistic director and founder Siggi Loch, the Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic series…
Céline Rudolph, shown here with collaborator Lionel Loueke, says her upbringing readied her to embrace a global vision of music.
Sep 30, 2019 9:24 AM
Berlin-based singer-songwriter Céline Rudolph grew up immersed in multiculturalism, surrounded by different languages,…
JD Allen’s latest effort, Barracoon, is predicated on emotion more than charts.
Sep 27, 2019 9:20 AM
Bar Bayeux is a narrow venue tucked between a hair salon and a deli on Brooklyn’s Nostrand Avenue.
There’s just…
Barrett Martin’s recent creative endeavors include a book and a related album.
Sep 26, 2019 9:00 AM
Many musicians who thrived during the alternative-rock gold rush of the 1990s have, by now, hopped onto the nostalgia…
Rob Mazurek has three new releases on the Astral Spirits label.
Sep 25, 2019 9:00 AM
In a climatic gun battle in John Sandford’s 2017 crime novel, Golden Prey, bullets tear through a room in Marfa,…
Poncho Sanchez’s new album, Trane’s Delight, offers a distinctly West Coast blend of Latin soul, r&b, post-bop and cool-jazz.
Sep 20, 2019 7:48 AM
The first jazz record Poncho Sanchez bought with his own money, when he was about 12 years old, was Coltrane…
Veronica Swift doesn’t remember a time when she wasn’t listening to jazz: “Before I was even born, in utero, Mom was doing concerts.”
Sep 17, 2019 9:00 AM
The new album by self-assured 25-year-old jazz singer Veronica Swift begins with an auspicious announcement of sorts:…
Pasquale Grasso looks to address bebop pianism on guitar.
Sep 16, 2019 9:19 AM
Growing up in Ariano Irpino, Italy, Pasquale Grasso regularly listened to foundational recordings of the bebop era. And…
The SFJAZZ Collective has added two new members to its ensemble: vocalist Martin Luther McCoy and guitarist Adam Rogers.
Sep 13, 2019 9:20 AM
Speaking by phone from his hometown of San Francisco, vocalist Martin Luther McCoy expressed excitement and a touch of…
