Jul 8, 2019 9:00 AM
A Chapter Closes at Montreal Festival as Ménard Departs
In 1979, Montreal’s warmer months weren’t exactly vibrant.
“Summer was very quiet here,” recalled jazz…
Steve Gadd performs June 27, the opening night of International Festival de Jazz de Montreal.
Jul 8, 2019 9:00 AM
In 1979, Montreal’s warmer months weren’t exactly vibrant.
“Summer was very quiet here,” recalled jazz…
João Gilberto (1931–2019)
Jul 7, 2019 9:29 AM
João Gilberto, whose serene, intimate vocals and gently insistent guitar playing made him the archetypal voice of…
Jesse Sheppard (left) and Drew Gardner
Jul 5, 2019 9:00 AM
You might not think guitar music informed by the psychedelic ‘60s and folk traditions originating a century or more…
Philadelphia’s Sounds Of Liberation
Jul 4, 2019 9:00 AM
Pianist Jack Wilson unfortunately is known better for his famous protégé, vibist Roy Ayers—whom he first met when…
Maja S. K. Ratkje uses Knut Hamsun’s novel Sult as a starting point for her latest recording.
Jul 3, 2019 9:00 AM
Artistic disciplines inform one another, cross-pollinating inspiration and conception. In recent years, poetry has…
Gravitating toward intimacy, pianist Denny Zeitlin rarely has worked with horns since his 1963 debut with flutist Jeremy Steig.
Jul 2, 2019 9:16 AM
Miles Davis’ legacy is complex and elusive. Like Picasso, the trumpeter encompasses multitudes, mirrors infinite…
Stephanie Chou performs March 29 at Joe’s Pub in New York.
Jul 1, 2019 9:00 AM
Even though she excelled as a math major at Columbia University, Stephanie Chou had already looked ahead to a saxophone…
The concept for Sarathy Korwar’s More Arriving, set for release July 26, began with a desire to collaborate with MCs in India.
Jun 28, 2019 9:00 AM
A desire to reinterpret South Asian music traditions for the modern era courses through Sarathy Korwar’s music.
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John Zorn performs his Hermetic Organ piece earlier in June at Jazz Festival Ljubljana, an event that unspooled 14 sets of the composer’s Bagatelles rendered by various New York musicians.
Jun 27, 2019 10:43 AM
Jazz Festival Ljubljana owns the distinction of being Europe’s oldest continuously run jazz festival—originally…
Vocalist/pianist Eliane Elias follows up last year’s Music From The Man Of La Mancha with Love Stories, due out Aug. 30.
Jun 27, 2019 9:20 AM
Pinging among jazz, Brazilian and classical music, Eliane Elias has been stitching personalized details into recordings…
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