Apr 18, 2023 9:30 AM
Coming Soon: Sonny Goes West
One of the most-anticipated reissue releases of the year is Go West!, a three-LP opus exploring saxophone colossus…
Apr 18, 2023 9:30 AM
One of the most-anticipated reissue releases of the year is Go West!, a three-LP opus exploring saxophone colossus…
Apr 18, 2023 9:22 AM
While being released in a variety of formats, this magnum opus of bop from Craft Recordings is truly one for vinyl…
Apr 18, 2023 9:18 AM
ECM continues to issue new albums on vinyl, with the latest batch of LPs released in March.
Pianist Bobo Stenson’s…
Apr 18, 2023 8:48 AM
Verve/UMe’s Acoustic Sounds Series continues to deliver with a trio of great new albums and plenty more to come.
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“I could be a little bit indulgent and not worry,” Kauflin said about recording a live album.
Apr 11, 2023 10:42 AM
Since appearing in the moving 2014 documentary Keep On Keepin’ On, about his relationship with trumpet legend Clark…
Jordi Pujol has made it happen, little by little, for the past 40 years at Fresh Sound New Talent.
Apr 11, 2023 10:33 AM
Fresh Sound New Talent is enjoying a pair of impressive anniversary celebrations. The original Fresh Sound label turns…
“Anytime I get a chance, I love going to see my friends and hearing what they’re doing,” Moullier said of other vibes players.
Apr 11, 2023 10:28 AM
Examples of thespians who want to be rock stars or pro athletes who want to act can be found throughout pop culture…
“I like the idea of being the owner of my music and my masters and having total control over it,” Premazzi says of her DIY career.
Apr 11, 2023 10:22 AM
Simona Premazzi speaks of her art with a calm self-assurance tempered by enthusiasm and curiosity.
She knows what…
“Ahmad’s voicings inform so much of how I look at music,” said Orrin Evans about fellow pianist Ahmad Jamal.
Apr 4, 2023 1:00 PM
Pianist Orrin Evans, artist-in-residence for the 2022/2023 DC Jazz Festival, is not only an exceptional pianist. He is…
“I’ve always felt good about social commentary,” says singer Billy Valentine.
Apr 4, 2023 12:01 PM
Just as jazz today casts its own light on the nation’s cultural movements, the music played a similar role 50 years…
