Nov 5, 2024 12:33 AM
Kevin Sun: Finding Art & Endectomorph
Kevin Sun’s Quartets is the 32-year-old tenor saxophonist’s third leader album in a year on Endectomorph, the…
“They are a huge part of our label’s recent success with streaming,” Kevin Sun said of partnering with La Reserve for Endectomorph’s digital efforts.
Nov 5, 2024 12:33 AM
Kevin Sun’s Quartets is the 32-year-old tenor saxophonist’s third leader album in a year on Endectomorph, the…
“I really want to provide a positive example for other women coming up in music,” says saxophonist Nubya Garcia.
Oct 29, 2024 12:35 PM
Nubya Garcia is feeling more free than ever before. Spending much of 2023 and 2024 taking a break from her previous…
A classic shot of Bob Karcy, left, with veteran saxophonist Benny Golson.
Oct 29, 2024 12:28 PM
In the often-fragile domain of record labels, technologies and means of production perpetually change — and sometimes…
“I truly do love learning the history and what came before, and that’s what I practice,” says Meg Okura, pictured here with Kevin Hays. “But that’s not necessarily what I do as a composer.”
Oct 29, 2024 12:01 PM
Japanese native Meg Okura is a New York City-based Jewish-American composer and violinist. A graduate of Juilliard with…
“Being a musician, you’ve got to wear a whole bunch of different hats,” says indie artist Curtis Taylor. “You’re doing advertising, and you’re doing flyers for your own shows.”
Oct 29, 2024 11:54 AM
Being an independent musician in 2024 frequently requires adopting a DIY approach. For trumpeter Curtis Taylor’s…
Bill Charlap with trio mates Kenny Washington, left, and Peter Washington, right.
Oct 22, 2024 9:22 AM
Hunched over a round table in the Algonquin Hotel — where, a century ago, New York’s reigning wits famously…
“You want people to feel, no matter where they are, that they’re important to the music,” said Marcus Shelby about bandleading.
Oct 22, 2024 8:51 AM
One week after the conclusion of this year’s Healdsburg Jazz Festival, artistic director Marcus Shelby took a…
“With this record, I’m not trying to punish you,” Ndegeocello says of No More Water. “I’m trying to help you heal.”
Oct 15, 2024 1:06 PM
It was less a matter of “if” and more of “when.” Meshell Ndegeocello’s transfixing new album, No More Water:…
“The musical mission remains the same as it did 25 years ago: to make the best music possible in the given moment,” says drummer Jim Black of working again with trumpeter Natsuki Tamura.
Oct 15, 2024 12:55 PM
It was back in 1999 that volcanic forces were unleashed on White & Blue (Dutch Buzz Records), the second release by…
“Nobody in jazz school is telling you to learn how to dance,” says bandleader Eyal Vilner (center). But he thinks maybe they should.
Oct 15, 2024 12:23 PM
When he was a music student in New York back in 2007, hanging out at Smalls every night, Eyal Vilner, much like his…
