John (left) and Bucky Pizzarelli (1926–2020)
Apr 2, 2020 10:41 AM
Acclaimed jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli died on April 1 at age 94. He had suffered health problems, and his son, the…
Lakecia Benjamin’s latest album features compositions by Alice Coltrane and John Coltrane.
Apr 2, 2020 8:31 AM
When saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin finished the fourth song of her set, “Pursuance,” at Le Poisson Rouge in…
Even in his 70s, Duke Ellington was moving forward and keen to win new audiences.
Apr 1, 2020 2:35 PM
Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke once wrote, “Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for that is the…
Pianist Gabriel Chakarji creates new online content from quarantine to maintain momentum for his debut release, New Beginning.
Apr 1, 2020 9:00 AM
Inside Bronx Music House, standing lamps bloom like roses. Percussion instruments hang like ivy on the walls. A…
Trumpeter Wallace Roney died Tuesday “due to complications of COVID-19,” according to his publicist.
Mar 31, 2020 2:01 PM
Trumpeter Wallace Roney, a stalwart of New York’s straightahead scene, passed away Tuesday. He was 59.
“I am…
Buddy Rich at New York’s Arcadia Ballroom in May 1947
Mar 31, 2020 8:16 AM
Buddy Rich died in 1987 at the age of 70. For 68 of those years, he was one of the world’s greatest drummers, first…
Trumpeter Lee Morgan (left) is the subject of Kasper Collin’s I Called Him Morgan.
Mar 30, 2020 4:49 PM
Well, readers: We’re still stuck at home, figuring out ways to stay sane and remain connected to the outside world.…
Miles Davis performs in Copenhagen, Denmark, during 1969—not long after recording Bitches Brew, which was released 50 years ago.
Mar 30, 2020 10:37 AM
Come for Chick Corea’s headband, and stay for Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter playing unison lines.
A live set,…
With Freya, Tineke Postma explores Norse, Frisian, Celtic and Roman mythologies.
Mar 30, 2020 8:18 AM
Many argue that parenthood is one of life’s biggest game changers. Often, the arrival of a newborn—or…
Raul Midón (left), Jimmy Greene, Kirk Whalum and Erroll Garner are set to be featured on Mack Avenues’ First Listen Fridays.
Mar 27, 2020 11:20 AM
First Listen Fridays is a new series of weekly streaming videos from Mack Avenue, which aims to provide previews of…
