Mar 13, 2019 9:00 AM
The Selflessness of Guitarist Mark Solborg
Danish guitarist Mark Solborg has been a ubiquitous presence on Copenhagen’s creative music scene for two decades,…
While jazz has been a common thread, the work of Danish guitarist Mark Solborg’s has veered well outside any clear parameters.
Mar 13, 2019 9:00 AM
Danish guitarist Mark Solborg has been a ubiquitous presence on Copenhagen’s creative music scene for two decades,…
Aaron Goldberg’s academic work might have influenced his music in more ways than he’s aware of, at least in a conceptual sense.
Mar 6, 2019 9:00 AM
On a cold December evening, Aaron Goldberg was giving a piano lesson in Spanish at his Brooklyn apartment, working his…
Bassit Carlos Henriquez has recorded The South Bronx Story, both live and in the studio, and RodBros Music is set to issue the material later this year.
Mar 5, 2019 9:00 AM
The tumbao, that basic building block of Afro-Cuban music, is deeply imbedded in bassist Carlos Henriquez’s DNA. Like…
“It’s a blessing to be within this legacy of the music,” Joe Lovano says.
Mar 1, 2019 9:00 AM
It is entirely characteristic of Joe Lovano, who parted ways with Blue Note Records in 2016 after releasing 25…
At age 14, drummer Allison Miller performed at Blues Alley in Washington D.C. with guitarist Charlie Byrd.
Feb 28, 2019 9:00 AM
Much of drummer Allison Miller’s life is about juxtapositions. She’s the creative force behind two related but…
Ben Sidran’s latest release is a compilation of live recordings made between 1975 and 2015.
Feb 22, 2019 9:00 AM
When Ben Sidran first met McCoy Tyner at the New York club Slugs’ during the late 1960s, Sidran was in awe—and he…
Mike DiRubbo’s latest release is a live album recorded at Smalls in New York.
Feb 21, 2019 9:00 AM
Performing at Smalls Jazz Club in New York this winter with the quartet of drummer George Coleman Jr., alto saxophonist…
On his new album, In The Moment, organist Pat Bianchi collaborates with numerous jazz heavyweights, including guitarist Pat Martino and vibraphonist Joe Locke.
Feb 20, 2019 9:00 AM
At age 16, Pat Bianchi received a prized Christmas present: organist Joey DeFrancesco’s 1993 album Live At The Five…
Vocalist and composer Annie Chen, who was born in Beijing, is based in New York.
Feb 19, 2019 9:00 AM
In a recent performance at Brooklyn’s ShapeShifter Lab, the Annie Chen Octet navigated odd meters framing Mongolian…
Marquis Hill benefited from time spent at the Velvet Lounge, a jazz room on the South Side of Chicago run by saxophonist Fred Anderson (1929–2010).
Feb 8, 2019 9:00 AM
Sipping tea in the Harlem hangout Common Good, Marquis Hill wore a serene smile. The expression was hardly one…