May 16, 2023 2:46 PM
Very Very Circus Strikes a Threadgill Groove at Long Play Festival
Seated front-row center, Henry Threadgill was visibly grooving to Very Very Circus — an eminently reasonable response…
Henry Threadgill set a high bar for collective creation in the service of an individual identity
May 16, 2023 2:46 PM
Seated front-row center, Henry Threadgill was visibly grooving to Very Very Circus — an eminently reasonable response…
Isaiah J. Thompson performs during the finals of the 2023 American Pianists Association’s Awards in Jazz.
May 2, 2023 2:54 PM
Isaiah J. Thompson won the jazz pianist competition led by the American Pianists Association on April 22. The year-long…
John Zorn has become Mr. Big Ears in the last two iterations of the festival.
Apr 25, 2023 12:32 PM
On the opening evening of Knoxville’s four-day Big Ears Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary March 30 to…
Leeds, England-based alto saxophonist Jasmine Myra, far right, led an expansive six-piece group for her festival debut.
Apr 25, 2023 12:03 PM
East London’s Brick Lane is best known for its historic South Asian community and the slew of Indian and Pakistani…
Hal Willner (1956–2020)
Apr 25, 2023 11:36 AM
They came to salute Nino Rota, but in the end they delivered a gift to a dear friend. True, the iconic Italian…
Pianist Amaro Freitas presented a panoramic solo set at this year’s Bergamo Jazz Festival.
Apr 4, 2023 12:16 PM
In programming her third and final Bergamo Jazz Festival, Artistic Director Maria Pia De Vito set a high bar for Joe…
Lloyd performed an 85th birthday concert at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre on March 10.
Mar 14, 2023 11:51 AM
Beyond the musical merits and depths unfolded, Charles Lloyd’s latest concert at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre…
Hijas del Jazz Orchestra performed at this year’s Panama Jazz Festival.
Mar 7, 2023 12:26 PM
The Panama Jazz Festival has developed into one of the most important events of its kind in the world. While other…
Avreeayl Ra (left) with Ed Wilkerson during a recent Elastic Arts’ Homeroom series show in Chicago.
Feb 14, 2023 10:54 AM
Avreeayl Ra Amen, to put it mildly, is a stalwart of the Chicago scene and the creative music stratosphere…
The final set of the fest was fronted by trumpeter Russ Johnson, shown here with bassist Ethan Philion.
Jan 17, 2023 1:47 PM
The third annual Catalytic Sound Festival (the second “in person” event, the first was virtual) was exponentially…
