Aug 22, 2023 11:52 AM
Houston Person’s Foot-Tapping Soul
When tenor saxophone soul maestro Houston Person talks about his life and career — like the time he was studying at…
Person’s esthetic took shape in an era when jazz functioned as neighborhood social entertainment and moved with a deep dance groove.
Aug 22, 2023 11:52 AM
When tenor saxophone soul maestro Houston Person talks about his life and career — like the time he was studying at…
“Every sound has a color,” says Javon Jackson, shown here with artist Peter Bradley, in discussing the documentary soundtrack.
Aug 22, 2023 11:47 AM
In composing the music for With Peter Bradley, a brilliant new documentary on the abstract painter directed by Alex…
Akinmusire graduated from the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance in 2007.
Aug 22, 2023 11:41 AM
Ambrose Akinmusire has been named artistic director of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA. A 2007…
Since moving to New York in 2012, Houston-born drummer Jeremy Dutton has been highly in-demand.
Aug 22, 2023 11:21 AM
He’s played on Blue Note recordings by pianist James Francies and vibraphonist Joel Ross while also making sideman…
“I think one of the great privieges we have as artists is that we can choose what game we play,” Dan Tepfer says of his fun but challenging daily practice routines.
Aug 15, 2023 11:47 AM
On Jan. 1, 2023, Dan Tepfer recorded a video of himself at the piano, improvising four-voice chords that moved through…
“Shiri is my favorite kind of singer (and human, for that matter) — open-minded, creative and honest,” says vocalist Tierney Sutton, who co-produced Zorn’s new recording.
Aug 15, 2023 11:23 AM
As birthday presents for jazz musicians go, it was a good one. Shiri Zorn, an Israeli-born jazz vocalist who lives and…
Artemov was known for his trio, Vibe, and for his work with the Danylo Vinarikov Ensemble, the Elevation Trio and the Dark Side Trio.
Aug 8, 2023 11:37 AM
The Russian war has claimed the life of beloved Ukrainian jazz musician Sergey Artemov. The 29-year-old bassist died…
“It feels vast, like the ocean and earth and sky conjoined,” Green says of performing solo piano concerts.
Aug 1, 2023 1:11 PM
Benny Green’s 22nd album, Solo (Sunnyside), dropped in May, a month after his 60th birthday. The work documents the…
Claes Brondal (left) with Joe Lovano at the Hamptons Jazz Fest.
Aug 1, 2023 12:26 PM
Eighty miles east of the world’s jazz capital, the tony South Fork Long Island enclave of the Hamptons has long been…
Alice Coltrane enters the Hall of Fame for her groundbreaking contributions to jazz composition and performance, leaving behind an impressive oeuvre of eclectic works and a hallowed legacy.
Jul 27, 2023 2:14 PM
Alice McLeod Coltrane Turiyasangitananda (1937–2007) spent just four years of her life with tenor saxophonist John…
