Oct 28, 2016 12:29 PM
Q&A with Pat Metheny: Charting New Territory in Classical Composition
On Oct. 20, guitarist Pat Metheny appeared at the University of Denver to oversee the performance of Road To The Sun, a…
Pat Metheny (center) with members of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet prior to the group’s performance of Road To The Sun in Denver on Oct. 20
Oct 28, 2016 12:29 PM
On Oct. 20, guitarist Pat Metheny appeared at the University of Denver to oversee the performance of Road To The Sun, a…
Terrance Martin released his sixth studio album, Velvet Portraits, in April on Ropeadope Records.
Oct 28, 2016 11:39 AM
Producer and multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin’s love for music is apparent to anyone who encounters him—and not…
Nate Smith will release KINFOLK: Postcards From Everywhere (Waterbaby/Ropeadope) in February 2017.
Oct 17, 2016 3:44 PM
Drummer Nate Smith is all about carving his own path. But he also understands the importance of paying dues to those…
Ibrahim Maalouf
Oct 17, 2016 2:40 PM
Born in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War and raised in Paris, trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf has distinguished himself…
On John Scofield’s new album, Country For Old Men, the guitarist interprets classic country music tunes.
Oct 17, 2016 2:36 PM
John Scofield is known for pushing genre boundaries with his guitar, and his most recent foray into musical hybridity…
Singer Tierney Sutton has a new album, The Sting Variations, and she helped score Clint Eastwood’s film Sully, which arrives in theaters Sept. 9.
Sep 28, 2016 10:57 AM
Tierney Sutton has had a productive summer. In between appearances at the Newport Jazz Festival and SFJAZZ, the…
Drummer Steve Gadd’s new concert CD/DVD, Way Back Home, was recorded in Rochester, New York.
Sep 27, 2016 11:08 AM
Steve Gadd’s drumming has enhanced the music of a remarkably long list of musicians from the jazz, rock, pop and funk…
Dave Stryker’s new album, Eight Track II, is due out Sept. 2 on Strikezone Records.
Sep 27, 2016 9:25 AM
Dave Stryker is a dedicated jazz guitarist who has just released an album of interpretations of pop and r&b music from…
Ron Carter will serve as artist-in-residence of the 2016 Detroit Jazz Festival, which takes place Sept. 2–5 in downtown Detroit.
Sep 19, 2016 4:13 PM
Ron Carter is officially the most recorded bassist in jazz history—at least according to the scribes of The Guinness…
Brianna Thomas
Aug 30, 2016 5:04 PM
Vocalist Brianna Thomas has been heralded as one of today’s rising young jazz talents. Although her style nods to…