Kenny Barron will release a three-disc set of duets with the late Mulgrew Miller on Oct. 18. The 76-year-old pianist and bandleader also has a trio project in the works with bassist Dave Holland and drummer Johnathan Blake.
Sep 23, 2019 9:00 AM
Last year, Blue Note released Kenny Barron’s leader debut for the label: Concentric Circles, a tour de force for…
Poncho Sanchez’s new album, Trane’s Delight, offers a distinctly West Coast blend of Latin soul, r&b, post-bop and cool-jazz.
Sep 20, 2019 7:48 AM
The first jazz record Poncho Sanchez bought with his own money, when he was about 12 years old, was Coltrane…
Miles Davis in 1986, around the time he recorded the album Rubberband
Sep 19, 2019 9:00 AM
The phenomenon of “lost” jazz recordings finally emerging has caused waves throughout the jazz world. In addition…
Terrace Martin (left) is one of the guests who will collaborate with keyboardist Robert Glasper during his residency at the Blue Note in New York.
Sep 18, 2019 10:19 AM
Robert Glasper soon will set up shop at the Blue Note for a month, playing 56 gigs at the New York jazz club Oct. 3 to…
On Taylor Ho Bynum’s The Ambiguity Manifesto, members of his 9-tette, all respected improvisers and bandleaders, help make the bandleader’s shapeshifting pieces possible.
Sep 18, 2019 9:54 AM
Taylor Ho Bynum has spent his career navigating the intersection of structure and improvisation.
“I’ve always…
John Abercrombie (1944–2017)
Sep 17, 2019 9:48 AM
The pair only has a few recordings together, despite a decade’s long relationship.
But the early 1990s was a time…
Veronica Swift doesn’t remember a time when she wasn’t listening to jazz: “Before I was even born, in utero, Mom was doing concerts.”
Sep 17, 2019 9:00 AM
The new album by self-assured 25-year-old jazz singer Veronica Swift begins with an auspicious announcement of sorts:…
Pasquale Grasso looks to address bebop pianism on guitar.
Sep 16, 2019 9:19 AM
Growing up in Ariano Irpino, Italy, Pasquale Grasso regularly listened to foundational recordings of the bebop era. And…
The SFJAZZ Collective has added two new members to its ensemble: vocalist Martin Luther McCoy and guitarist Adam Rogers.
Sep 13, 2019 9:20 AM
Speaking by phone from his hometown of San Francisco, vocalist Martin Luther McCoy expressed excitement and a touch of…
Saxophonist David Bixler recruits pianist Jon Cowherd, bassist Ike Sturm and percussionist Rogério Boccato for his latest album, In The Face Of Chaos.
Sep 12, 2019 9:15 AM
Helplessness and hope often have collided in the day-to-day life of saxophonist David Bixler. He’s spent the past…
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