Oct 15, 2024 1:06 PM
Meshell Ndegeocello Preaches ‘The Gospel’
It was less a matter of “if” and more of “when.” Meshell Ndegeocello’s transfixing new album, No More Water:…
“With this record, I’m not trying to punish you,” Ndegeocello says of No More Water. “I’m trying to help you heal.”
Oct 15, 2024 1:06 PM
It was less a matter of “if” and more of “when.” Meshell Ndegeocello’s transfixing new album, No More Water:…
Vocalist Norma Winstone writes of lost love, melancholy and dreams on her new recording with pianist Kit Downes.
Oct 8, 2024 12:33 PM
U.K. vocalist Norman Winstone took the title of her new album, Outpost Of Dreams, from the first piece that she and…
“If I rewind to 10 years ago, I was an explorer,” says Collier. “Now I’m an artist and an explorer.”
Oct 2, 2024 12:29 PM
Jacob Collier started to build his fanbase back in 2011 when he began sharing intoxicating arrangements to popular…
“What happens when we put special people with other special people?” asks Immanuel Wilkins, who seeks to cross-pollinate the arts.
Sep 17, 2024 12:23 PM
After bursting onto the scene with his acclaimed 2020 debut, Omega, Immanuel Wilkins announced his arrival as a talent…
Hancock has a new project on the horizon but says he will not put it out until he’s ready.
Sep 10, 2024 12:25 PM
On April 12 of this year, Herbie Hancock turned 84. How many people do you know in their 80s who are still working full…
“It’s like my memoir as a picture painted in sound,” Lewis explains of his growing body of work.
Sep 10, 2024 12:18 PM
It has been just over a year since this writer last spoke to saxophonist and composer James Brandon Lewis for the cover…
“I don’t focus on the harshness of the music business,” Lloyd says. “I focus on the profundity of what we’re doing because that’s the real stuff. You can change the world with that.”
Sep 4, 2024 1:29 PM
“To get this honor at this late stage, I suppose I’m blessed. I just know that this is a sacred song, and I’m in…
Saxophonist Greg Ward, left, gets a lesson in how to wear the blindfold before journalist Michael Jackson administers the test.
Aug 27, 2024 11:33 AM
Alto saxophonist Greg Ward’s win in this year’s Critics Poll Rising Star category, at age 42, was a long time…
“You gotta go out on a limb and book people who you know people need to see, need to experience,” says Christian McBride of curating the Newport Jazz Festival.
Aug 20, 2024 11:38 AM
Newport Jazz Festival 2024 carried much promise, and it delivered: a diverse and very strong lineup – each act an…
“It locked together 20 years of all that I’ve been looking for,” Ryan Truesdell says of his compositional contribution to Synthesis: The String Quartet Sessions.
Aug 13, 2024 12:00 PM
For more than a decade, Ryan Truesdell has been winning acclaim by excavating the lesser-known gems of big-band…
