Mar 29, 2019 10:42 AM
Håvard Wiik Leans Into Nordic Tradition with Atomic
Atomic, a tirelessly creative free-bop quintet, has carved out a niche in the Nordic jazz scene.
At the center of…
Berlin-based pianist Håvard Wiik has mastered a stylistic hodgepodge on three recent recordings.
Mar 29, 2019 10:42 AM
Atomic, a tirelessly creative free-bop quintet, has carved out a niche in the Nordic jazz scene.
At the center of…
Chicago percussionist and bandleader Kahil El’Zabar has a pair of recordings slated for release on Spiritmuse, a new UK imprint.
Mar 21, 2019 9:00 AM
For more than four decades, percussionist Kahil El’Zabar’s vision has embraced tradition and the future, the local…
Reedist Dave Liebman has contributed to scores of recordings, including Miles Davis’ On The Corner.
Mar 19, 2019 9:00 AM
Dave Liebman’s legacy seemingly coalesced in an enthralling full-circle moment on Feb. 6, 2015, at Nashville’s 3rd…
Chicago-based pianist Matt Piet’s set to release a new album with Four Letter Words, a trio that also includes tenor saxophonist Jake Wark and drummer Bill Harris.
Mar 14, 2019 9:00 AM
In the past, improvising pianist Matt Piet’s worked alongside jugglers on a cruise ship. His recent output’s more…
While jazz has been a common thread, the work of Danish guitarist Mark Solborg’s has veered well outside any clear parameters.
Mar 13, 2019 9:00 AM
Danish guitarist Mark Solborg has been a ubiquitous presence on Copenhagen’s creative music scene for two decades,…
Improvising cellist Tomeka Reid’s most recent recording is The Mouser (Relative Pitch), a collaboration with drummer Filippo Monico.
Mar 12, 2019 9:00 AM
Cellist, improviser and composer Tomeka Reid is one busy musician: leading her own quartet, performing in multiple…
Bassist Chuck Israels leads his Nextet ensemble during a March 6 show at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Mar 11, 2019 9:00 AM
In 2014, when singer Cécile McLorin Salvant and pianist Aaron Diehl played the Biamp PDX Jazz Festival in Portland,…
Saxophonist Matt Nelson (left), drummer Max Jaffe, bassist Nick Dunston and vocalist/composer Amirtha Kidambi are releasing From Untruth (Northern Spy) under the name Elder Ones.
Mar 8, 2019 9:00 AM
Amirtha Kidambi, a forward-thinking polymath whose reach extends into the worlds of composing, improvisation and voice,…
Pianist Amy K. Bormet founded the Washington Women in Jazz Festival in 2011. The festival returns March 10-31.
Mar 7, 2019 8:55 AM
Pianist Amy K. Bormet was hoping to create a grassroots network of female jazz musicians in Washington, D.C., when she…
Aaron Goldberg’s academic work might have influenced his music in more ways than he’s aware of, at least in a conceptual sense.
Mar 6, 2019 9:00 AM
On a cold December evening, Aaron Goldberg was giving a piano lesson in Spanish at his Brooklyn apartment, working his…
