Jul 22, 2019 9:00 AM
Kit Downes Strikes a Balance
Kit Downes has spent the past decade establishing himself as one of the U.K. jazz scene’s foremost talents on…
Kit Downes’ Obsidian has taken the keyboardist’s career full-circle.
Jul 22, 2019 9:00 AM
Kit Downes has spent the past decade establishing himself as one of the U.K. jazz scene’s foremost talents on…
Tim Ries, who frequently tours with the Rolling Stones, has a new leader album, Life Changes.
Jul 18, 2019 9:00 AM
Back in 2005, saxophonist Tim Ries garnered acclaim for his jazz-fueled interpretations of Rolling Stones music on The…
Vocalist Joanna Wallfisch has a musical pedigree that reaches back several generations.
Jul 18, 2019 8:59 AM
When singer-songwriter Joanna Wallfisch is onstage, one can do nothing but pay attention. During a recent gig at the…
David Sánchez investigates folkloric music from Haiti on his new album, Carib.
Jul 17, 2019 9:00 AM
David Sánchez’s music projected an immaculate sense of clarity and purpose when he previewed music from his new…
Saxophonist and bandleader Angelika Niescier has issued three consecutive discs on Intakt. The latest is New York Trio.
Jul 16, 2019 9:00 AM
Improvisers craft their expression around the question, “What does the music need right now?” And…
Damon Locks leads the 15-piece Black Monument Ensemble on Where Future Unfolds.
Jul 15, 2019 9:00 AM
Fantastical black-nationalist jazz now is back in vogue, thanks to the likes of Shabaka Hutchings, Nicole Mitchell,…
Jimmie Vaughan interprets songs by Lloyd Price and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown on his new album, Baby, Please Come Home.
Jul 12, 2019 9:00 AM
Jimmie Vaughan has had his share of star turns, including 11 years at the helm of the blues-rock powerhouse the…
Jerry Bergonzi’s new album, The Seven Rays, was partially inspired by his interest in philosophy.
Jul 11, 2019 9:00 AM
The artist’s return was long overdue: When Jerry Bergonzi set foot inside Chicago’s Green Mill on Jan. 4, it marked…
Pat Metheny is a touchstone for Camila Meza, who covers the guitarist’s collaboration with David Bowie on Ámbar, her latest recording.
Jul 10, 2019 9:00 AM
Singer-songwriter Camila Meza jumped at the opportunity to attempt her own hybrid when bassist Noam Wiesenberg…
Pianist Romain Collin learned to play synth bass before recording Tiny Lights.
Jul 9, 2019 9:00 AM
Romain Collin often recalls an enduring maxim from Terence Blanchard: “All complicated things are created from an…
