Sep 30, 2019 9:24 AM
Céline Rudolph’s Passion for Borderless Music
Berlin-based singer-songwriter Céline Rudolph grew up immersed in multiculturalism, surrounded by different languages,…
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…
Saxophonist David Bixler recruits pianist Jon Cowherd, bassist Ike Sturm and percussionist Rogério Boccato for his latest album, In The Face Of Chaos.
Sep 12, 2019 9:15 AM
Helplessness and hope often have collided in the day-to-day life of saxophonist David Bixler. He’s spent the past…
Mark Wingfield (left) and Gary Husband
Sep 11, 2019 9:00 AM
Leonardo Pavkovic, the head of MoonJune Records, is not bashful in his praise of guitarist Mark Wingfield.
“He…
