Jun 7, 2018 7:57 AM
Motéma Music Fosters Intense Creativity
High hopes always accompany the launch of a record label. But many labels falter due to the challenges of today’s…
Donny McCaslin’s second album for Motéma will be released later this year.
Jun 7, 2018 7:57 AM
High hopes always accompany the launch of a record label. But many labels falter due to the challenges of today’s…
Todd Marcus is a musician and community organizer in Baltimore.
Jun 6, 2018 7:00 AM
When it comes to melding social consciousness with art, Todd Marcus walks the talk. On his new album, On The Streets (A…
Mayu Saeki, who has a new leader project, previously played in Chico Hamilton’s band.
Jun 4, 2018 2:55 PM
Mayu Saeki moved from her native Japan to New York in 2009, carrying little but her flutes and the fervent hope of…
Jimi Hendrix working in the Record Plant Studios in New York on April 21, 1969.
May 10, 2018 6:08 PM
Nearly 50 years after his death, Jimi Hendrix’s legacy is still flourishing. Experience Hendrix—the official family…
Ryan Porter is a member of the West Coast Get Down.
May 1, 2018 9:22 AM
Late 2008 was a memorable time in the life of trombonist Ryan Porter.
Barack Obama had just won the presidential…
Through her music, saxophonist Nubya Garcia explores her West Indian heritage.
Apr 27, 2018 10:26 AM
When Nubya Garcia plays the tenor saxophone, the first things you notice are her sound and phrasing. She wields a…
Nick Fraser says he’d feel incomplete if he only played improvised music.
Apr 26, 2018 9:32 AM
Nick Fraser probably has performed with as many high-profile musicians as any living drummer in jazz—a remarkable…
Pianist Greg Spero is the leader of the band Spirit Fingers.
Apr 25, 2018 4:04 PM
Many fans in the jazz world know pianist Greg Spero for his work touring with the Miles Davis Electric Band, a…
Karen Souza’s album Velvet Vault is a mix of pop and rock covers and jazz standards.
Apr 25, 2018 9:30 AM
Karen Souza has a voice that can make any song sound like an intimate confession. “Her voice is like a massage,”…
Saxophonist Philipp Gropper works in many disparate contexts, playing in bands led by vibrant German musicians, including bassist Pablo Held and fellow saxophonist Wanja Slavin, in addition to co-leading the electro-acoustic foursome Tau.
Apr 4, 2018 4:38 PM
Few cities in Europe today are more cosmopolitan than Berlin.
During the past few decades, the city has attracted a…
