Robert Glasper (foreground) and Herbie Hancock in a scene from the documentary Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes.
Nov 14, 2019 9:00 AM
Swiss-born director Sophie Huber’s Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (Eagle Vision), which coincides with the…
A new biography of blues guitarist-singer Stevie Ray Vaughan is titled after his 1983 album, Texas Flood.
Nov 13, 2019 9:00 AM
What made Stevie Ray Vaughan great? Nearly 30 years after the Texas guitar slinger’s tragic death, music journalists…
Bassist Harish Raghavan steps out with his first leader date, Calls For Action.
Nov 6, 2019 9:00 AM
It seems obvious to say that a bass player’s sound would be a deep one. But there is a real darkness to Harish…
John Coltrane’s Blue World, which includes 27 minutes of previously unheard music, was recorded in 1964, a defining year for the saxophonist.
Nov 5, 2019 9:00 AM
In December 1964, John Coltrane and his classic quartet headed in to Rudy Van Gelder’s New Jersey studio to record A…
Blues guitarist Keb’ Mo’ said he initially planned to get a job with the Roland company, instead of pursuing performance as a career.
Nov 4, 2019 9:00 AM
Downstairs in the beautiful home that Keb’ Mo’ and Robbie Brooks Moore, his wife, maintain in the hills southwest…
Singer Staci Griesbach’s debut is devoted to jazz arrangements of songs popularized by country star Patsy Cline (1932–’63).
Oct 31, 2019 9:27 AM
Staci Griesbach’s story begins in the rural Midwest. She grew up on a Wisconsin farm, where her parents raised…
Saxophonist Chris Potter (left), tabla player Zakir Hussain and bassist Dave Holland
Oct 31, 2019 9:05 AM
A particularly compelling moment during concerts by Crosscurrents, a seven-member ensemble that world-renowned tabla…
Saxophonist Art Pepper (right) recorded with bassist Charlie Haden during 1979 sessions in Los Angeles. The material has been anthologized on Promise Kept: The Complete Artists House Recordings, a five-disc set.
Oct 30, 2019 9:00 AM
In 1977 alto saxophonist Art Pepper told New York Times critic John S. Wilson, “In a very short time I’ll be like…
Even when guitarist and scholar José Dias is on stage, he’s doing research.
Oct 28, 2019 9:00 AM
Throughout most of the aughts, José Dias worked as the director of a jazz school in Lisbon, Portugal’s bustling…
With the release of Nérija’s full-length debut, Blume (Domino), saxophonist Nubya Garcia’s career pushes on to a new stage.
Oct 25, 2019 9:17 AM
Nubya Garcia exhibits spectacular leader instincts, but she thrives in collaborative settings.
Making her New York…
