Nov 4, 2019 9:20 AM
Jazzrausch Bigband Moves Beyond Tradition
Jazzrausch Bigband’s mix of jazz and techno initially might seem surprising, even in this era of cross-genre…
The influence of Count Basie sits alongside ideas gleaned from German DJs on Dancing Wittgenstein (ACT), the latest album from Munich’s Jazzrausch Bigband.
Nov 4, 2019 9:20 AM
Jazzrausch Bigband’s mix of jazz and techno initially might seem surprising, even in this era of cross-genre…
Blues guitarist Keb’ Mo’ said he initially planned to get a job with the Roland company, instead of pursuing performance as a career.
Nov 4, 2019 9:00 AM
Downstairs in the beautiful home that Keb’ Mo’ and Robbie Brooks Moore, his wife, maintain in the hills southwest…
John Scofield performs with the Danish Radio Big Band on Oct. 24 during the Umeå Jazzfestival, which ran Oct. 23-27 in Umeå, Sweden.
Nov 1, 2019 11:25 AM
Perched about 400 miles above Stockholm, the cultured university town of Umeå hosted its namesake festival, curated by…
Keyboardist Aaron Parks performs with his Little Big ensemble Oct. 9 at Mr. Musichead Gallery in Los Angeles as a part of the Angel City Jazz Festival.
Nov 1, 2019 10:31 AM
Rocco Somazzi has exceptionally good taste.
At a trendy eatery in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles, the…
Saxophonist Matana Roberts has been working on the multipart COIN COIN project since at least 2011. Its latest installment COIN COIN Chapter Four: Memphis is out now.
Nov 1, 2019 9:30 AM
“I don’t even know where to begin to talk about the COIN COIN project,” Matana Roberts said in 2011, just ahead…
Singer Staci Griesbach’s debut is devoted to jazz arrangements of songs popularized by country star Patsy Cline (1932–’63).
Oct 31, 2019 9:27 AM
Staci Griesbach’s story begins in the rural Midwest. She grew up on a Wisconsin farm, where her parents raised…
Saxophonist Chris Potter (left), tabla player Zakir Hussain and bassist Dave Holland
Oct 31, 2019 9:05 AM
A particularly compelling moment during concerts by Crosscurrents, a seven-member ensemble that world-renowned tabla…
“Iron sharpens iron,” Marquis Hill says while discussing work with his collaborators on Love Tape, his latest dispatch.
Oct 31, 2019 9:00 AM
Before composing new music for Love Tape, Marquis Hill set out to explore existing concepts of love. The trumpet and…
Dr. John (1941–2019)
Oct 30, 2019 9:54 AM
There’s still some magic left, apparently.
While Dr. John died June 6, a posthumous studio set’s on the way, as…
Saxophonist Art Pepper (right) recorded with bassist Charlie Haden during 1979 sessions in Los Angeles. The material has been anthologized on Promise Kept: The Complete Artists House Recordings, a five-disc set.
Oct 30, 2019 9:00 AM
In 1977 alto saxophonist Art Pepper told New York Times critic John S. Wilson, “In a very short time I’ll be like…
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