Mar 17, 2017 4:59 PM
Q&A with Dan Brubeck: Exploring Dad’s Songbook
With the passing of iconic jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck in 2012, co-leaders of the Brubeck Brothers…
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…
Matthew Shipp
Feb 17, 2017 2:21 PM
Ever since bursting onto the New York scene from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1984, pianist Matthew Shipp…
“If everybody gets used to getting their music for free, nobody is going to pay for music anymore,” says bandleader Maria Schneider.
Feb 3, 2017 12:35 PM
Maria Schneider’s latest work, written for her 18-person jazz orchestra, is titled “Data Lords.” It is, by her…
Mike Allen
Jan 27, 2017 9:58 AM
Throughout his career, Western Canadian Music Award-winning saxophonist Mike Allen has resided in multiple cities,…
Dennis Coffey has a new album of previously unreleased material, recorded with a trio in 1968.
Jan 5, 2017 5:48 PM
In the 1960s Detroit established itself as a music industry hotbed for soul and r&b, with a thriving record label and…
Charles Hersch
Jan 4, 2017 8:33 PM
Charles Hersch has devoted much of his academic career to examining issues related to creativity and identity. Hersch,…
Trio da Paz: Romero Lubambo (left), Nilson Matta and Duduka da Fonseca
Jan 3, 2017 7:55 PM
As they approached their 30th anniversary playing together, the members of Trio da Paz—the Brazilian jazz supergroup…
Leslie Odom Jr.
Dec 19, 2016 12:40 PM
Leslie Odom Jr. first rose to prominence as a star in the Broadway mega-hit Hamilton, winning a Tony Award for Best…