May 16, 2023 2:21 PM
Anthony Branker Explores Sense of Place
While the trajectory of a jazz musician’s career often follows a somewhat logical arc, others take more complex and…
At 65, Branker feels he is just coming into his own as a composer.
May 16, 2023 2:21 PM
While the trajectory of a jazz musician’s career often follows a somewhat logical arc, others take more complex and…
Wayne Shorter: 1933–2023
May 9, 2023 11:53 AM
By the time the so-called riots of 1967 engulfed Wayne Shorter’s native Newark, New Jersey, the saxophonist had…
“I wanted Kurt [Rosenwinkel] to kill it and he did,” saxophonist Jim Snidero says of the title track from Far Far Away.
May 9, 2023 11:43 AM
Alto saxophonist Jim Snidero’s latest date, Far Far Away, stands as a career milestone. He’s reached the plateau of…
MoonJune’s Leonardo Pavkovic in Toledo, Spain, the new home for his globe-trotting label.
May 9, 2023 11:37 AM
Ever since being galvanized by rock and prog-rock as a youngster, entrepreneur Leonardo Pavkovic has had a lifelong,…
The Baylor Project’s latest recording is titled The Evening: Live At Apparatus.
May 2, 2023 3:17 PM
Hundreds of chrysanthemums filled the dim-lit room at Apparatus, a Midtown Manhattan design studio where The Baylor…
Isaiah J. Thompson performs during the finals of the 2023 American Pianists Association’s Awards in Jazz.
May 2, 2023 2:54 PM
Isaiah J. Thompson won the jazz pianist competition led by the American Pianists Association on April 22. The year-long…
Linger Awhile (Deluxe Edition) features previously unreleased tracks and arrangements by Samara Joy.
May 2, 2023 2:30 PM
Samara Joy has announced the upcoming release of Linger Awhile (Deluxe Edition), an expanded version of her…
George Coleman (left) and Keith Jarrett are among the 2023 JJA Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Award finalists.
May 2, 2023 1:53 PM
The Jazz Journalists Association has announced finalists for the 2023 JJA Jazz Awards, the organization’s 28th annual…
Piazza IV Novembre at the Umbria Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this summer.
Apr 27, 2023 11:22 AM
For many, it’s been a long, hard winter, and we could just as easily be talking about Los Angeles as the Midwest or…
A beautiful night and delighted crowd at Arena San Giuliana in Perugia, Italy.
Apr 27, 2023 11:01 AM
Jazz festival culture remains a relatively young, by most accounts birthed by promoter George Wein with the Newport…
