Apr 27, 2016 12:15 PM
Cecil Taylor Feted at Whitney Museum Retrospective
On the opening day of Open Plan: Cecil Taylor, muttering had begun from assembled fans that Taylor—who was being feted…
Cecil Taylor, the subject of a career retrospective at the Whitney Museum in New York, listens to a performance there on April 16.
Apr 27, 2016 12:15 PM
On the opening day of Open Plan: Cecil Taylor, muttering had begun from assembled fans that Taylor—who was being feted…
Benny Sharoni performs at Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn, Illinois, on April 9.
Apr 27, 2016 12:13 PM
Israeli tenor saxophonist Benny Sharoni wasn’t born in Alabama or the Bronx—he’s from Yemeni/Chilean parentage—but…
David Fiuczynski (seen here in a press photo) performed at Shapeshifter Lab in Brooklyn on April 14.
Apr 27, 2016 12:10 PM
Guitarist-composer-conceptualist David Fiuczynski has been operating on the fringe for decades, first with his…
Joe Lovano (left), Peter Slavov, Beragmo Jazz Artistic Director Dave Douglas and Lamy Estrefi perform at the Bergamo Jazz Festival on March 18
Apr 21, 2016 3:13 PM
A spirit of continuity prevailed in the development of the 2016 Bergamo Jazz Festival (March 13–20), after artistic…
Kenny Washington (left), Bill Charlap and Peter Washington performed a program of Great American Songbook standards at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April 9
Apr 21, 2016 2:58 PM
At age 10, Bill Charlap attended an event at the Friars’ Club, a New York show-biz institution. Charlap was the…
Theo Bleckmann (left) and Ben Monder perform at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on April 9.
Apr 21, 2016 2:45 PM
Singer Theo Bleckmann and guitarist Ben Monder performed before an intimate audience at Western Michigan University’s…
Marc Ribot (left) and Joe Henry perform at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, on April 1.
Apr 21, 2016 2:37 PM
One of the hallmarks of the annual Big Ears Festival, held each spring in Knoxville, Tennessee, is collaboration. This…
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon (center) leads a 19-piece ensemble through his modern score to the 1920 silent film Within Our Gates in Savannah, Georgia, on April 1.
Apr 21, 2016 2:29 PM
Wycliffe Gordon feels right at home in Savannah. The Georgia-born trombonist has performed at the Savannah Music…
Cyrille Aimée
Apr 18, 2016 4:33 PM
Vocalist Cyrille Aimée has made a strong impression on the international jazz scene over the past year and a half. The…
Christian McBride performs as part of the Mack Avenue SuperBand at the 2015 Detroit Jazz Festival
Apr 18, 2016 4:25 PM
When strong, individually driven jazz players gather under the umbrella of an organizational agenda, such as a road…
