Nov 18, 2019 11:47 AM
Marta Sánchez Avoids the Obvious on ‘El Rayo De Luz’
In conversation, Spanish pianist and composer Marta Sánchez dispenses ideas that seem to ripple and flow…
Nov 18, 2019 11:47 AM
In conversation, Spanish pianist and composer Marta Sánchez dispenses ideas that seem to ripple and flow…
Nov 12, 2019 8:10 AM
Polyhymnia is a clear demonstration that Yazz Ahmed’s global awareness and pursuit of thought-provoking music…
Nov 8, 2019 9:00 AM
With her new band’s debut, Waiting Game, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington now dons another hat as an activist.…
Oct 8, 2019 9:00 AM
Christian McBride believes in “paying it forward.” The bassist traveled to Aspen, Colorado, for a week in August to…
Sep 27, 2019 9:20 AM
Bar Bayeux is a narrow venue tucked between a hair salon and a deli on Brooklyn’s Nostrand Avenue.
There’s just…
Sep 24, 2019 9:23 AM
Speaking with Anthony Braxton is much like trying to improvise alongside the 74-year-old reedist: You need to stay on…
Sep 23, 2019 10:38 AM
When poet, playwright and novelist Steve Cannon died July 20 at the age of 84, New York’s Lower East Side lost one of…
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…
Sep 18, 2019 9:54 AM
Taylor Ho Bynum has spent his career navigating the intersection of structure and improvisation.
“I’ve always…
Sep 6, 2019 9:18 AM
Composing can reflect the progression and transformation of a writer. And that’s particularly true when the music…