Jun 27, 2018 8:59 AM
Polish Jazz, Worldwide
In May 2015, Warner Music Group acquired the massive catalog of Polskie Nagrania, the old state-run Polish label of the…
On Kuba Więcek’s debut, Another Raindrop, listeners can find influences as far flung as the trip-hop feel of Massive Attack and folkloric dance rhythms.
Jun 27, 2018 8:59 AM
In May 2015, Warner Music Group acquired the massive catalog of Polskie Nagrania, the old state-run Polish label of the…
Pianist Monica Dominique is featured on a box set that anthologizes Swedish jazz between 1970 and 1979.
Jun 26, 2018 9:00 AM
Two decades ago, the Swedish state-run label Caprice Records launched a remarkably inclusive series intended to…
Gregory Agid is based in New Orleans.
Jun 25, 2018 9:00 AM
After recording spirited takes on jazz standards like “Caravan” and “In A Sentimental Mood,” as well as some…
Andrew Hadro is a co-founder of Tone Rogue Records.
Jun 22, 2018 9:00 AM
Baritone saxophonist-composer Andrew Hadro has always bucked the status quo. “I just want to be different,”…
Juan Andrés Ospina relied on an extensive Kickstarter campaign to finance his new album, Tramontana.
Jun 21, 2018 9:00 AM
“I do many things,” said Juan Andrés Ospina, over the phone from his apartment in New York. “I’m a piano…
Jun 20, 2018 8:00 AM
Radical changes in musical direction don’t always sit easily with listeners. The shock of the new can be convulsive.…
Jonathan Barber’s debut album is titled Vision Ahead.
Jun 19, 2018 9:00 AM
Jonathan Barber sits atop the drum throne in trumpeter Jeremy Pelt’s and saxophonist Marcus Strickland’s touring…
Josh Lawrence leads the band Color Theory.
Jun 18, 2018 9:00 AM
When New York trumpeter and composer Josh Lawrence created his Color Theory ensemble and concept, his intention was to…
Julian Lage’s trio album Modern Lore puts a postmodern twist on Americana.
Jun 15, 2018 12:43 PM
Julian Lage cut a lean and lithe figure, swinging and swaying to the artfully organized tangle of tones—some bent…
Guitarist Andreas Varady was born in Slovakia but is now based in Ireland.
Jun 14, 2018 9:00 AM
You’re a high school senior. You’ve applied to the best jazz colleges. They’ve all accepted you. So, what do you…
