Pianist Carmen Staaf leads a trio on Woodland, an album that’s included as part of Newvelle Records’ fifth season of high-end LP releases.
Jan 15, 2020 9:00 AM
Clear vinyl. Artful designs. A shiny, luxe collector’s box. No question, albums from the Newvelle imprint are…
John Scofield performs during a Beatles tribute at Umbria Jazz Winter in Italy.
Jan 14, 2020 9:00 AM
In contrast to the summer edition of the Umbria Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Winter in Orvieto, Italy, usually drives…
Dayna Stephens is set to release his first recording as the leader of a trio, Liberty.
Jan 14, 2020 9:00 AM
It almost doesn’t feel like it, but Dayna Stephens has issued eight albums in just over a 10 years. His ninth,…
Muriel Grossmann has lived all over Europe and draws influences from music of African origin.
Jan 13, 2020 9:00 AM
Muriel Grossmann characterizes her quintet’s latest album, Reverence, as a spiritual-jazz effort—the sum of her…
Charlie Parker (1920–1955)
Jan 10, 2020 9:00 AM
To say that Charlie “Yardbird” Parker was one of the greatest jazz musicians who ever lived is a bit like saying…
Avram Fefer expands his trio by adding guitarist Marc Ribot.
Jan 9, 2020 9:23 AM
Saxophonist Avram Fefer is drawn to musicians who push the outer limits of what’s possible. Ornette Coleman, Wayne…
Willie Jones III has worked on a pair of releases for the newly established Night Is Alive imprint, helmed by Kathy Moses Salem.
Jan 8, 2020 9:25 AM
“We started off very small: I was only doing management for jazz musicians,” said Kathy Moses Salem, managing…
Trumpeter Tomasz Dabrowski is a musician eager to challenge himself with shifting contexts and self-imposed limitations.
Jan 7, 2020 9:00 AM
Adversity has been a steady motivator in the career of Polish trumpeter Tomasz Dabrowski, starting with his early…
Saxophonist David Sanborn (left) is releasing the second installment of his Sanborn Sessions video series, an episode that features pianist/singer Michael McDonald and vocalist Brian Owens.
Jan 6, 2020 9:00 AM
A pair of St. Louis natives—Doobie Brothers’ pianist/singer Michael McDonald and vocalist Brian Owens—hang out…
Drummer Shelly Manne’s work as a leader and sideperson exhibits his refusal to be pigeonholed.
Jan 6, 2020 9:00 AM
A case can be made that no other drummer of his era had, in today’s parlance, a stronger “brand” than Shelly…
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