Sep 27, 2016 11:08 AM
Q&A with Steve Gadd: Leader Disc Documents Hometown Concert
Steve Gadd’s drumming has enhanced the music of a remarkably long list of musicians from the jazz, rock, pop and funk…
Drummer Steve Gadd’s new concert CD/DVD, Way Back Home, was recorded in Rochester, New York.
Sep 27, 2016 11:08 AM
Steve Gadd’s drumming has enhanced the music of a remarkably long list of musicians from the jazz, rock, pop and funk…
Dave Stryker’s new album, Eight Track II, is due out Sept. 2 on Strikezone Records.
Sep 27, 2016 9:25 AM
Dave Stryker is a dedicated jazz guitarist who has just released an album of interpretations of pop and r&b music from…
Ron Carter will serve as artist-in-residence of the 2016 Detroit Jazz Festival, which takes place Sept. 2–5 in downtown Detroit.
Sep 19, 2016 4:13 PM
Ron Carter is officially the most recorded bassist in jazz history—at least according to the scribes of The Guinness…
Brianna Thomas
Aug 30, 2016 5:04 PM
Vocalist Brianna Thomas has been heralded as one of today’s rising young jazz talents. Although her style nods to…
Jim Snidero will release MD66, a tribute to Miles Davis’ Second Great Quintet, on August 26.
Aug 24, 2016 3:52 PM
Alto saxophonist Jim Snidero has a lengthy discography as both leader and sideman, and he is also a dedicated jazz…
Guillermo Klein celebrates the 20th anniversary of his band, Los Guachos, with the release of Los Guachos V (Sunnyside), the group’s sixth album.
Aug 12, 2016 12:34 PM
Argentine pianist Guillermo Klein founded his 11-piece Los Guachos in New York in 1996. In 2016, the band members…
William Bell’s new album on Stax is titled This Is Where I Live.
Aug 12, 2016 12:10 PM
Although legendary soul musician William Bell just released his first major album in nearly 40 years, it’s like…
Stephon Alexander is the author of The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe.
Jun 21, 2016 3:56 PM
The idea of a musical universe—The Music of the Spheres—goes back a long way, from Pythagoras and the ancient Greeks to…
In addition to assembling a new band, Stefon Harris has developed an app called Harmony Cloud, which helps users play by ear.
Apr 21, 2016 3:10 PM
Even though Stefon Harris hasn’t released an album since 2011’s Ninety Miles (Concord), on which he shared top…
Leyla McCalla
Apr 18, 2016 4:30 PM
Leyla McCalla is a Haitian-American folksinger, cello player, banjoist and songwriter. She picked up the cello when she…
