Sep 4, 2019 9:46 AM
Roxy Coss Communes with Her Ensemble on ‘Quintet’
Though she’s only 33, saxophonist Roxy Coss already has made her mark as a bandleader, while becoming a torchbearer…
Released in conjunction with a companion video series, Roxy Coss’ Quintet draws from her entire catalog and ranks as the the follow-up to The Future Is Female, the bandleader’s provocative response to the 2016 elections.
Sep 4, 2019 9:46 AM
Though she’s only 33, saxophonist Roxy Coss already has made her mark as a bandleader, while becoming a torchbearer…
Rudy Royston leads his own uniquely assembled ensembles, and it’s pretty likely that you’ve heard his drumming on recordings by folks like Dave Douglas and Linda May Han Oh.
Sep 3, 2019 9:25 AM
Growing up in Colorado, drummer Rudy Royston kept busy, playing in church four nights a week and exploring the local…
Evan Parker (left) and Matthew Wright collaborate on Crepuscule In Nickelsdorf, one of two new albums Parker’s contributed to.
Aug 27, 2019 9:00 AM
Among the ranks of free-jazz artists, British saxophonist Evan Parker is one of the scene’s most vital players—and…
Victor Gould experiments with new voices and longstanding collaborators on Thoughts Become Things.
Aug 22, 2019 9:00 AM
“Start as a sideman and prove yourself.”
Those words churned in Victor Gould’s mind as he left Los Angeles…
Daniel Weltlinger plays his grandfather’s violin on Szolnok, an album detailing the journey Zoltan Fischmann undertook to escape oppression and religious intolerance during the 20th century.
Aug 4, 2019 6:29 PM
When Daniel Weltlinger was growing up in Sydney, Australia, he heard his grandfather Zoltan Fischmann’s stories of…
Keyboardist and composer Patrice Rushen’s catalog has been reinvigorated with the release of Remind Me (The Classic Elektra Recordings, 1978–1984).
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…
Improvising vocalist Theo Bleckmann (left) and producer/multi-instrumentalist Joseph Branciforte
Jul 26, 2019 11:32 AM
Late in June, vocalist Theo Bleckmann and multi-instrumentalist/producer Joseph Branciforte celebrated the release of…
J.S. Ondara says his family and the people he grew up around in Nairobi, Kenya, thought he was a bit eccentric. The singer/songwriter’s debut, Tales Of America, is out now.
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…
James Francies arranged a version of Rufus’ “Ain’t Nobody” for his debut album, which was met with approval from the song’s original singer, Chaka Khan.
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…
Drummer and bandleader Antonio Sánchez recently performed music touching on the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border in Canada at the International Festival de Jazz de Montreal.
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…