Nov 21, 2018 4:30 PM
A Burst of Reissues from the Catalog of Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa died in 1993, but his career still is going strong with each year bringing new recordings, merch,…
Frank Zappa performs during December 1973 at The Roxy in West Hollywood.
Nov 21, 2018 4:30 PM
Frank Zappa died in 1993, but his career still is going strong with each year bringing new recordings, merch,…
Art Pepper (1925–1982)
Nov 21, 2018 10:48 AM
For many jazz fans, the high point of Art Pepper’s late-’70s comeback was a four-night stand at New York’s…
Dennis Lichtman is an advocate for early styles of jazz.
Nov 15, 2018 11:04 AM
A decade before he became one of the instigators of New York’s traditional jazz revival, Dennis Lichtman was studying…
Hawk Eyes serves as a chronicle of Sanah Kadoura’s recuperation from traumatic brain injury.
Nov 15, 2018 10:53 AM
In January 2017, drummer Sanah Kadoura fell in her New York apartment and hit her head on the corner of a windowsill.…
Drummer and bandleader Stefan Pasborg is based in Copenhagen.
Nov 15, 2018 10:43 AM
Stefan Pasborg is an enthusiastic vinyl advocate. Beginning in 2018 and continuing into next year, the Danish drummer…
Pianist Xavier Davis explores historical themes on his new album, Rise Up Detroit.
Nov 15, 2018 10:39 AM
Even though Xavier Davis hails from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and teaches jazz piano at Michigan State University in East…
David Hajdu and Renee Rosnes have released Ice On The Hudson, their first co-written album-length recording.
Nov 15, 2018 9:00 AM
In casual conversation, artists might reveal their struggles with complacency, particularly when they feel they’ve…
Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)
Nov 14, 2018 11:41 AM
If the 1990s represented the golden age of the CD box set, we might be amid the Age of Found Sound. “Lost”…
Keyboardist Aaron Parks, bassist David “DJ” Ginyard, guitarist Greg Tuohey and drummer Tommy Crane collaborated on Little Big.
Nov 7, 2018 9:00 AM
Seventeen years into a distinguished career in the jazz business, Aaron Parks, 34, now focuses on his own projects, and…
Stefon Harris’ latest album, Sonic Creed, includes a number of original compositions, as well as “Now,” a track written by vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson.
Oct 23, 2018 9:00 AM
Quick of mind and compact of body, Stefon Harris moved easily from the vibraphone to the computer to the electric…
