Mar 1, 2018 10:00 AM
Bassist Martin Wind Foregrounds Melody on ‘Light Blue’
Bassist and composer Martin Wind sees Light Blue (Laika), his newest and 11th disc, as a two-in-one project. That…
The relationships bassist Martin Wind forged with the two disparate groups that perform on his Light Blue reach back decades.
Mar 1, 2018 10:00 AM
Bassist and composer Martin Wind sees Light Blue (Laika), his newest and 11th disc, as a two-in-one project. That…
The Beats & Pieces Big Band is set to play the European Jazz Meeting showcase at jazzahead!
Feb 28, 2018 12:23 PM
As a part of jazzahead!, a Bremen, Germany, festival, 16 acts will be showcased April 20 as part of the European Jazz…
Pianist Ethan Iverson played Geri Allen’s “For John Malachi” at Portland’s Winningstad Theatre during the Biamp PDX Jazz Festival.
Feb 28, 2018 9:00 AM
In the past, the folks behind the Biamp PDX Jazz Festival have booked their annual event around a theme. In 2009, it…
Drummer Tony Allen has claimed to be able to play a different time signature with each limb simultaneously.
Feb 27, 2018 9:56 AM
Tony Allen has one of the most recognizable drum sounds on the planet. His polyrhythmic style, which combines swing,…
Antonio Sánchez accompanied the film Birdman at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Feb. 16 with a display of solo drumming that he composed as the movie’s score.
Feb 26, 2018 11:20 AM
The incidence of screening films along with live musical performances—onstage or in an orchestra pit—is nothing…
Percussionist Rob Waring (left), pianist Nelson Ayres and reedist John Surman recorded Invisible Threads for ECM.
Feb 23, 2018 9:09 AM
Thanks to the arrival of new acts like trumpeter Yazz Ahmed, experimental trio The Comet Is Coming and soul-jazz singer…
Dave Burrell will be the recipient of the Vision Festival’s 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Feb 22, 2018 9:10 AM
When Dave Burrell performs at the year’s Vision Festival as the recipient of the fest’s 2018 Lifetime Achievement…
Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog is set to release YRU Still Here? on April 27. The band includes drummer Ches Smith (left), bassist Shahzad Ismaily and guitarist Ribot.
Feb 22, 2018 9:00 AM
Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog is set to issue a new album that makes clear the bandleader’s opinion of the nation’s current…
The Maria Schneider Orchestra is set to play the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24.
Feb 21, 2018 12:26 PM
The 51st annual Elmhurst College Jazz Festival is set to begin Thursday, Feb. 22.
Based in Elmhurst, Illinois, just…
Ndugu Chancler at the Jazz Education Network conference in San Diego on Jan. 16, 2015.
Feb 21, 2018 9:25 AM
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