Mar 6, 2017 1:58 PM
Three Nights with The Necks in NYC
For 30 years now, the Australian trio the Necks—pianist Chris Abrahams, drummer Tony Buck and bassist Lloyd…
Tony Buck (left), Chris Abrahams and Lloyd Swanton are the Necks, an Australian trio that performed a marathon residency at the Issue Project Room in New York City on Feb. 23–25.
Mar 6, 2017 1:58 PM
For 30 years now, the Australian trio the Necks—pianist Chris Abrahams, drummer Tony Buck and bassist Lloyd…
Scott Colley (let), Ambrose Akinmusire, Brian Blade and Wolfgang Muthspiel perform at the Miner Auditorium in San Francisco on Feb. 26 as part of an ECM label spotlight at SFJAZZ.
Mar 1, 2017 1:39 PM
SFJAZZ recently presented its second extended weekend of musicians who record for the ECM label. Doubling down on the…
Hilary Gardner, Melissa Stylianou and Amy Cervini are Duchess. The vocal trio performed at 55 Bar in NYC on Feb. 22.
Feb 24, 2017 3:36 PM
One of the more delightful aspects of the vintage jazz revival in New York (and elsewhere) in recent years is the…
Terence Blanchard, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter performed together at Disney Hall in Los Angeles on Feb. 19.
Feb 23, 2017 1:01 PM
Los Angeles is very lucky to count pianist Herbie Hancock and saxophonist Wayne Shorter as residents. Both are American…
Members of Lake Street Dive (right, stage front) perform with the NEC Gospel Choir at the conservatory’s annual gala on Feb. 16.
Feb 21, 2017 4:20 PM
The indefatigable spirit of Gunther Schuller (1925–2015), preeminent composer, musician, teacher and founder of New…
Christian Scott (center) takes the stage at the Stretch Music Festival on Feb. 18 to play music from his upcoming album, Ruler Rebel.
Feb 20, 2017 3:42 PM
“This has been years in progress,” Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah announced to the Harlem Stage Gatehouse’s…
Edmar Castañeda
Feb 20, 2017 1:17 PM
“My only advice,” said Winter JazzFest cofounder Adam Schatz to an audience at New York’s New School on Jan. 7,…
Keith Jarrett (seen here in a publicity photo) performed a solo concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Feb. 15.
Feb 16, 2017 2:57 PM
As his longtime fans well know, the cornerstone of any improvised concert by pianist Keith Jarrett is tension. Jarrett…
Miles Mosley performed at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on Jan. 28.
Feb 14, 2017 4:38 PM
For the last dozen years, the West Coast Get Down has been a collective of supremely versatile Los Angeles musicians,…
Thundercat, aka Stephen Bruner, performs at The Independent club in San Francisco on Feb. 12.
Feb 14, 2017 4:04 PM
Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner began his much anticipated 21-city, 23-date North American tour on Feb. 12 at The…
