Dec 20, 2017 7:26 PM
Q&A with Steve Slagle: Deep ‘Dedication’
Saxophonist-composer-educator Steve Slagle named his 2016 album Alto Manhattan because the title had a double meaning,…
Alto saxophonist Steve Slagle’s new album is titled Dedication.
Dec 20, 2017 7:26 PM
Saxophonist-composer-educator Steve Slagle named his 2016 album Alto Manhattan because the title had a double meaning,…
Jessica Curran’s debut is titled Here.
Dec 4, 2017 12:36 PM
Singer-songwriter Jessica Curran, 24, had just returned from the local studio, having recorded an EP with Gustav…
Guitarist Vic Juris often plays in a trio with bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Adam Nussbaum.
Nov 21, 2017 5:13 PM
If you lined up all the luminaries that guitarist Vic Juris has played or recorded with over the decades, you’d be…
Saxophonist Gilad Atzmon has released a new book, Being In Time–A Post-political Manifesto (Skyscraper)
Nov 15, 2017 11:32 AM
Saxophonist Gilad Atzmon, a former Israeli citizen living in London since 1994, remains a veritable planetary citizen,…
Vocalist Sara Serpa, a native of Portugal, is based in New York.
Nov 14, 2017 6:01 PM
Since moving to New York City from her native Lisbon, Portugal, in 2008, Sara Serpa has built a reputation as a…
Saxophonist Lee Konitz is an NEA Jazz Master.
Nov 14, 2017 10:57 AM
It’s a crisp Monday afternoon in October on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, just a few days after saxophone legend Lee…
Frank Gambale onstage at the 2017 Uppsala International Guitar Festival in Sweden
Nov 6, 2017 8:42 PM
“Play the melody like a great singer.” That’s guitarist Frank Gambale talking about the importance of putting…
Vocalist Mavis Staples’ new album is titled If All I Was Was Black.
Oct 20, 2017 4:00 PM
Singer Mavis Staples has offered a warm and uplifting voice through challenging times for more than 50 years. Her…
Chris Eldridge (left) and Julian Lage released the album Mount Royal in February.
Oct 17, 2017 3:11 PM
They come from different musical worlds. But you’d never guess that after seeing them perform in the Krannert…
Sarah Elizabeth Charles released her latest album, Free Of Form, on Stretch Music/Ropeadope Oct. 6.
Oct 13, 2017 4:00 PM
Sarah Elizabeth Charles is a vocalist on the rise, riding the momentum of two phenomenal previous releases: 2012’s …
