Jul 6, 2018 9:00 AM
Buster Williams Still is on the Upswing
On hiatus from his long-running gig with singer Nancy Wilson, bassist Buster Williams, then 25, suddenly got an offer…
Buster Williams’ new album is titled Audacity.
Jul 6, 2018 9:00 AM
On hiatus from his long-running gig with singer Nancy Wilson, bassist Buster Williams, then 25, suddenly got an offer…
Drummer Justin Brown’s leader album features two keyboardists.
Jul 5, 2018 9:00 AM
The electro-funk fusion album Nyeusi (Biophilia) marks drummer Justin Brown’s debut as a bandleader, but he’s no…
Erroll Garner performs with his trio in Amsterdam in 1964.
Jul 4, 2018 9:00 AM
The career of pianist Christian Sands, 29, has shifted into high gear since the release of his Mack Avenue Records…
Each of Shabaka Hutchings’ ensembles showcases a different musical sensibility of the bandleader.
Jul 3, 2018 9:00 AM
As the buzz around him continues to build, more and more fans in the United States are learning the name Shabaka…
Ry Cooder will be on tour this summer promoting his new album, The Prodigal Son.
Jul 2, 2018 9:00 AM
As a follow-up to 2012’s Election Special (Nonesuch)—a biting protest album that critiqued right-wing…
Drummer Sasha Mashin recently issued his leader debut on the newly founded Rainy Days Records.
Jun 29, 2018 9:00 AM
The Moscow jazz scene marks its 95th anniversary this year and currently is potent enough to sustain four jazz clubs…
South African bassist and composer Benjamin Jephta recently issued The Evolution Of An Undefined (Self Release), a follow-up to his 2015 debut as a leader.
Jun 28, 2018 9:00 AM
“I grew up in the church. My dad was not a pastor, but he played a vital role there; I guess you can say that he was…
Geri Allen in 1979
Jun 27, 2018 9:00 AM
A year after pianist, composer, bandleader and teacher Geri Allen died of cancer on June 27, 2017, innumerable tributes…
On Kuba Więcek’s debut, Another Raindrop, listeners can find influences as far flung as the trip-hop feel of Massive Attack and folkloric dance rhythms.
Jun 27, 2018 8:59 AM
In May 2015, Warner Music Group acquired the massive catalog of Polskie Nagrania, the old state-run Polish label of the…
Gregory Agid is based in New Orleans.
Jun 25, 2018 9:00 AM
After recording spirited takes on jazz standards like “Caravan” and “In A Sentimental Mood,” as well as some…
