Jan 30, 2019 9:17 AM
Marco Pignataro’s Personal Artistry
If jazz is a music of self-expression, it’s only natural that it should include autobiographical elements. Still,…
Marco Pignataro’s new album, Almas Antiguas, reflects elements of his professional and personal life.
Jan 30, 2019 9:17 AM
If jazz is a music of self-expression, it’s only natural that it should include autobiographical elements. Still,…
Guitarist Hedvig Mollestad (center) said her band doesn’t think in terms of “jazz or rock.”
Jan 29, 2019 9:00 AM
Norwegian guitarist Hedvig Mollestad learned music through a jazz lens. Her father, Lars Martin Thomassen, was a…
Chris Schlarb opened Big Ego studios in his hometown of Long Beach, California, in March 2016. In 2018, he launched Big Ego Records as a vinyl subscription series.
Jan 28, 2019 9:00 AM
When Chris Schlarb opened Big Ego studios in his hometown of Long Beach, California, in March 2016, he didn’t also…
“There are plenty of guys who would vote for a woman president before hiring a woman in their band,” Terri Lyne Carrington said.
Jan 25, 2019 7:00 AM
What would jazz without patriarchy sound like? It’s a provocative question—and one that drummer Terri Lyne…
McCaslin’s Blow. features vocalists on a number of tracks, a marked departure from his earlier recordings.
Jan 23, 2019 7:42 PM
Onstage at the Star Theater in Portland, Oregon, Donny McCaslin and his band are whipping themselves—and the passel…
The musicians who recorded Hunterones’ Passport include Joshua Hill (left), Adam DeAscentis, Chris Ott, Dan White, John Hubbell, Jon Lampley and Justin Stanton.
Jan 22, 2019 10:27 AM
Not so long ago, Huntertones was the hottest instrumental group in Columbus, Ohio, where sousaphonist and trumpeter Jon…
Seeing guitarist Jeff Parker perform sparked new ideas for drummer Makaya McCraven.
Jan 22, 2019 9:00 AM
Makaya McCraven uses various means to create and redirect energy, as evidenced on his latest album, Universal Beings…
Karen Sharp’s latest album was recorded in a single day.
Jan 21, 2019 9:00 AM
Michelle Obama probably wasn’t speaking to alto and soprano saxophonists as she declared, “When they go low, we go…
A promotional video for Nate Smith’s solo drum collection Pocket Change describes it as an assortment of “beats, breaks and excursions.”
Jan 17, 2019 9:00 AM
Nate Smith’s solo drum suite, Pocket Change, marks the 44-year-old drummer’s second response to a question he asked…
Javon Jackson’s latest album is titled For You.
Jan 14, 2019 9:00 AM
Saxophonist Javon Jackson’s latest album—For You, a self-assured post-bop statement released on his own label,…
