Dec 3, 2018 9:00 AM
Dongfeng Liu Ties Together Disparate Strands of Music
Dongfeng Liu was born and raised in China, but always felt a deep affinity for the music of the Caribbean. On the…
Dongfeng Liu’s new album merges musical traditions from different cultures.
Dec 3, 2018 9:00 AM
Dongfeng Liu was born and raised in China, but always felt a deep affinity for the music of the Caribbean. On the…
Marcus Strickland said he’s considered recording an album of work composed around bass clarinet. The reedist’s album with Twi-Life, People Of The Sun (Blue Note), is out now.
Nov 30, 2018 9:00 AM
Before Marcus Strickland launched into music from his new album, People Of The Sun (Blue Note), during a Nov. 10…
Andrew Bernstein, who also performs with Baltimore avant-rock act Horse Lords, has issued a solo saxophone recording, An Exploded View Of Time (Hausu Mountain).
Nov 29, 2018 9:00 AM
Baltimore-based multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bernstein delivers a truly unique and transcendent solo recording with An…
Alina Bzhezhinska currently is at work on a project that honors the music of Dorothy Ashby, another harpist who worked within the jazz idiom.
Nov 27, 2018 9:00 AM
Hailing from a firmly classical background, it was in part a discovery of Alice Coltrane’s work that helped steer…
Mahershala Ali (left) portrays pianist Don Shirley in the film Green Book.
Nov 23, 2018 10:22 PM
The late pianist Don Shirley (1927–2013) straddled the worlds of jazz and classical throughout his prolific career.…
Brandon Ross (left), J.T. Lewis and Melvin Gibbs have performed in Harriet Tubman for about 20 years.
Nov 15, 2018 11:27 AM
The seismically intense New York-based trio Harriet Tubman has been relying on a combination of skill and instinct…
David Hajdu and Renee Rosnes have released Ice On The Hudson, their first co-written album-length recording.
Nov 15, 2018 9:00 AM
In casual conversation, artists might reveal their struggles with complacency, particularly when they feel they’ve…
Pianist James Francies has released his Blue Note debut, Flight.
Nov 8, 2018 9:00 AM
In 2015, when pianist James Francies signed with Blue Note, he was a 20-year-old sophomore at The New School for Jazz…
Saxophonist Chantal De Villiers has released an album of duets recorded with three different pianists, including her father, Burt De Villiers.
Nov 6, 2018 9:00 AM
Adventurous fans who look beyond the sprawling, 10-day extravaganza of the Montreal International Jazz Festival might…
Eddie Arkin (left) and Lorraine Feather frequently have collaborated on her albums, including Math Camp.
Nov 5, 2018 9:00 AM
Inspiration truly can come from anywhere. For proof of that, look no further than vocalist Lorraine Feather’s…
