Jan 6, 2020 9:00 AM
Shelly Manne Cultivated a Unique Brand from Behind the Kit
A case can be made that no other drummer of his era had, in today’s parlance, a stronger “brand” than Shelly…
Drummer Shelly Manne’s work as a leader and sideperson exhibits his refusal to be pigeonholed.
Jan 6, 2020 9:00 AM
A case can be made that no other drummer of his era had, in today’s parlance, a stronger “brand” than Shelly…
Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
Jan 3, 2020 9:19 AM
Yusef Lateef, the Detroit-bred multi-instrumentalist and composer who was born in 1920 and lived to be 93, was a…
Clark Terry (1920–2015)
Jan 2, 2020 9:15 AM
While many listeners discovered Clark Terry during his time with The Tonight Show band in the 1960s and ’70s, a new…
Trumpeter/vocalist Bria Skonberg is among the international artists who have performed at the North Carolina Jazz Festival in Wilmington.
Jan 1, 2020 9:00 AM
Saxophonist Houston Person and drummer/vibraphonist Chuck Redd—two of the headliners at the upcoming 40th annual…
Dee Alexander explores the more obscure songs of Billie Holiday on her latest Delmark release.
Dec 31, 2019 9:00 AM
“I can’t remember a time when Billie Holiday’s music wasn’t in my life,” says Dee Alexander, the Chicago…
Carla Thomas (left), Dee Dee Bridgewater, Steven Bernstein, Craig Handy and Natalie Cressman onstage at the WBGO gala on Nov. 6 in Manhattan
Dec 25, 2019 9:00 AM
On Nov. 6, Newark’s jazz public radio station, WBGO, marked a milestone by throwing itself a 40th anniversary party.…
Aaron Weinstein’s new album is a trio project titled 3x3.
Dec 24, 2019 9:00 AM
It’s often noted that Jazz musicians and stand-up comedians have certain similarities: a need for split-second…
Jerome Jennings follows up his 2016 release, The Beast, with Solidarity.
Dec 18, 2019 9:00 AM
Jerome Jennings stays focused on his goals. After getting his start in his home state of Ohio, he earned degrees from…
Dave Brubeck (1920–2012)
Dec 17, 2019 9:00 AM
The lesson was simple: Death is not the end, particularly when it involves a great, palpable legacy. The artistic…
Guitarist Nguyên Lê’s latest album is Overseas.
Dec 16, 2019 9:00 AM
Since his crucial 1996 recording, Tales From Viêt-Nam, electric guitar virtuoso Nguyên Lê has married the music of…
