Vibraphonist Roy Ayers performs last year in Pittsburgh.
May 11, 2018 11:54 AM
Pittsburgh’s contributions to the jazz firmament stretch from seminal figures like Roy Eldridge, Kenny Clarke and…
Pianist Mike Jones and bassist Penn Jillette have released a duo album.
May 10, 2018 1:53 PM
Seventeen years ago, Penn Jillette and his friend Mike Post went out to dinner at The Eiffel Tower—a place that Mike…
Singer and composer Sara Serpa recently released Close Up on Clean Feed, a Portuguese imprint.
May 7, 2018 5:24 PM
For a decade, the Portuguese-born Sara Serpa has been crafting hauntingly beautiful composed and improvised music,…
The Nels Cline 4 has released a new Blue Note album titled Currents, Constellations. The band includes drummer Tom Rainey (left), guitarists Nels Cline and Julian Lage, and bassist Scott Colley.
May 4, 2018 11:27 AM
Thirty years ago, Nels Cline recorded his first album as a bandleader for the Enja label. Angelica featured an all-star…
Starting Today, keyboardist Joe Armon-Jones’ debut on Brownswood Recordings, is out May 4.
May 1, 2018 4:07 PM
Keyboardist Joe Armon-Jones is sitting on a sofa in the South London house he shares with four other musicians.…
Ryan Porter is a member of the West Coast Get Down.
May 1, 2018 9:22 AM
Late 2008 was a memorable time in the life of trombonist Ryan Porter.
Barack Obama had just won the presidential…
Through her music, saxophonist Nubya Garcia explores her West Indian heritage.
Apr 27, 2018 10:26 AM
When Nubya Garcia plays the tenor saxophone, the first things you notice are her sound and phrasing. She wields a…
Nick Fraser says he’d feel incomplete if he only played improvised music.
Apr 26, 2018 9:32 AM
Nick Fraser probably has performed with as many high-profile musicians as any living drummer in jazz—a remarkable…
Pianist Greg Spero is the leader of the band Spirit Fingers.
Apr 25, 2018 4:04 PM
Many fans in the jazz world know pianist Greg Spero for his work touring with the Miles Davis Electric Band, a…
Karen Souza’s album Velvet Vault is a mix of pop and rock covers and jazz standards.
Apr 25, 2018 9:30 AM
Karen Souza has a voice that can make any song sound like an intimate confession. “Her voice is like a massage,”…
