Apr 7, 2017 3:09 PM
Ruthie Foster: A Joyful Comeback
If you’re not smiling as you listen to Ruthie Foster’s new album, Joy Comes Back, then you might want to check the…
Ruthie Foster’s new album, Joy Comes Back, was released March 24 on Blue Corn Music.
Apr 7, 2017 3:09 PM
If you’re not smiling as you listen to Ruthie Foster’s new album, Joy Comes Back, then you might want to check the…
Adam Rudolph’s latest album is Glare Of The Tiger, which he recorded with his band Moving Picture.
Apr 6, 2017 2:45 PM
As much a philosopher as a musician, percussionist Adam Rudolph can deliver phrases and quotes with piercing acuity.…
Charlie Hunter’s latest album was Everybody Has A Plan Until They Get Punched In The Mouth (GroundUP).
Mar 31, 2017 10:01 AM
Charlie Hunter has recorded for labels like Blue Note, Ropeadope and GrounUP, but he dislikes being called a jazz…
Allan Holdsworth is the subject of a 12-CD box set, The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever!, from Manifesto Records.
Mar 29, 2017 2:43 PM
The legacy of legendary British guitarist, composer and bandleader Allan Holdsworth, who died April 15 at age 70, will…
Lee Morgan (left) and Helen Morgan in a promotional photo for the film.
Mar 28, 2017 1:36 PM
I Called Him Morgan, the new documentary from filmmaker Kasper Collin, removes layers of murkiness surrounding the…
Leslie Pintchik is a New York-based pianist and composer.
Mar 24, 2017 4:39 PM
Who among us really knows what we’re buying when it comes to such a big-ticket item like choosing one’s…
Gary Burton performs at the Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis on March 17. The performance marked the final stop on his farewell tour of the U.S.
Mar 22, 2017 10:35 AM
Legendary vibraphonist Gary Burton would have preferred to tiptoe his way out of the jazz world. But upon the advice of…
Dan Brubeck (pictured) says a new recording by the Brubeck Brothers Quartet focuses on cultural exchange and world music influences.
Mar 17, 2017 4:59 PM
With the passing of iconic jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck in 2012, co-leaders of the Brubeck Brothers…
Brandee Younger curated a portion of the Women’s Jazz Festival at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, which begins March 6.
Mar 3, 2017 10:01 AM
Jazz harpist Brandee Younger is shining a much-needed light on her long-overlooked instrument. In the process, she’s…
Anoushka Shankar
Feb 22, 2017 3:48 PM
Born in London and raised in Delhi, India, and Encinitas, California, sitarist/composer Anoushka Shankar is the…
