Feb 17, 2017 2:21 PM
Q&A with Matthew Shipp: On Home Turf
Ever since bursting onto the New York scene from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1984, pianist Matthew Shipp…
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…
Jon Batiste
Dec 9, 2016 2:28 PM
For his new Christmas album, Jon Batiste, keyboardist, singer and bandleader of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, has…
Frank Kimbrough
Dec 8, 2016 4:36 PM
Pianist Frank Kimbrough is a veteran of the New York scene, having spent the past 35 years working alongside such…
Miles Davis (left) and Michel Legrand in a publicity photo for the soundtrack to the 1991 film Dingo
Nov 18, 2016 12:28 PM
“The first jazz album I made was with Miles, and the last album he made was with me,” said Michel Legrand during a…
