Aug 4, 2019 6:29 PM
The Travails of Daniel Weltlinger’s Family Fiddle
When Daniel Weltlinger was growing up in Sydney, Australia, he heard his grandfather Zoltan Fischmann’s stories of…
Aug 4, 2019 6:29 PM
When Daniel Weltlinger was growing up in Sydney, Australia, he heard his grandfather Zoltan Fischmann’s stories of…
Jul 29, 2019 9:00 AM
Patrice Rushen’s first appearance on Soul Train was not as a musical guest.
After Don Cornelius took the show from…
Jul 26, 2019 11:32 AM
Late in June, vocalist Theo Bleckmann and multi-instrumentalist/producer Joseph Branciforte celebrated the release of…
Jul 25, 2019 8:59 AM
J.S. Ondara speaks in a quiet, eloquent manner, choosing his words carefully—the tone befitting a songwriter.
He…
Jul 23, 2019 9:32 AM
Jazz pianism today stands at an apex.
There have been other moments in the music’s history when innovation rushed…
Jul 22, 2019 9:00 AM
“Mexicans, we’re not getting a lot of love lately; I don’t know if you’ve noticed,” drummer and dual…
Jul 19, 2019 9:00 AM
It’s one thing to commemorate an important anniversary. It’s another to revisit the past and make something new…
Jul 16, 2019 9:00 AM
Improvisers craft their expression around the question, “What does the music need right now?” And…
Jul 11, 2019 9:00 AM
The artist’s return was long overdue: When Jerry Bergonzi set foot inside Chicago’s Green Mill on Jan. 4, it marked…
Jul 2, 2019 9:16 AM
Miles Davis’ legacy is complex and elusive. Like Picasso, the trumpeter encompasses multitudes, mirrors infinite…