Jan 18, 2019 9:00 AM
Rubén Blades, JLCO Blend Musical Ideals
The cover art for Una Noche Con Rubén Blades, a live recording featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra backing…
Jan 18, 2019 9:00 AM
The cover art for Una Noche Con Rubén Blades, a live recording featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra backing…
Jan 17, 2019 9:00 AM
Nate Smith’s solo drum suite, Pocket Change, marks the 44-year-old drummer’s second response to a question he asked…
Jan 16, 2019 9:00 AM
Manhattan-based alto saxophonist and composer Alex LoRe has contributed to a handful of recent albums with a…
Jan 15, 2019 9:00 AM
Certain band names simply are descriptive. Others, aspirational. But bassist and vocalist Katie Ernst identifies Twin…
Jan 14, 2019 9:00 AM
Saxophonist Javon Jackson’s latest album—For You, a self-assured post-bop statement released on his own label,…
Jan 9, 2019 9:00 AM
Béla Fleck knows a thing or two about establishing an identity in the jazz world while playing an unusual instrument.…
Jan 7, 2019 9:00 AM
More than a percussionist, Corey Fonville is a conjurer. When he plays, Fonville channels the spirit of his ancestors…
Jan 4, 2019 9:00 AM
Even before releasing a full-length recording under his own name, Theon Cross had become a central figure of the…
Jan 3, 2019 9:00 AM
Less and less, you dole out a buck per cut, $10 per album; more and more, you access a streaming service for a nominal…
Dec 31, 2018 9:20 AM
This year’s Winter Jazzfest, now in its 15th edition, promises to showcase improvised music across the entire jazz…