Oct 31, 2018 9:00 AM
Connie Han on Cyberpunk, Jazz Education and Values
Pianist Connie Han’s debut, Crime Zone (Mack Avenue), might elicit a combination of praise and intrigue around her…
Connie Han’s debut, Crime Zone (Mack Avenue), is out now.
Oct 31, 2018 9:00 AM
Pianist Connie Han’s debut, Crime Zone (Mack Avenue), might elicit a combination of praise and intrigue around her…
Camille Thurman’s latest release, Waiting For The Sunrise (Chesky), was issued in August.
Oct 30, 2018 9:00 AM
Saxophonist Camille Thurman kept her singing under wraps all throughout her time at the famed LaGuardia High School for…
Pianist Marcin Wasilewski’s trio has been together for about 25 years.
Oct 29, 2018 9:00 AM
In 2019, one of Europe’s most esteemed jazz ensembles, the Marcin Wasilewski Trio, will celebrate its 25th…
Will Kennedy (left), Russell Ferrante, Luciana Souza, Bob Mintzer and Dane Alderson collaborated on the album Raising Our Voice.
Oct 26, 2018 9:00 AM
Since the release of Yellowjackets’ self-titled debut in 1981, the band has released about three chart-topping…
French native Stéphane Spira is based in New York City.
Oct 25, 2018 9:00 AM
Even as an expatriate engineer in Saudi Arabia, French-born saxophonist Stéphane Spira found opportunities to play. As…
Vocalist Johnaye Kendrick performs and teaches in the U.S. Northwest.
Oct 24, 2018 9:00 AM
Although Johnaye Kendrick says she’s tired, there’s little sign of it to be found in her bubbly demeanor and highly…
Joshua Abrams performs Sept. 2 with the Jason Stein Quartet at Millennium Park during the Chicago Jazz Festival.
Oct 19, 2018 9:00 AM
Joshua Abrams wants a refill on his coffee.
Backlit by afternoon sun streaming into Groundswell Coffee Roasters on…
Bassist Adi Meyerson’s leader debut is titled Where We Stand.
Oct 16, 2018 9:00 AM
Adi Meyerson not only hears music, she also sees it. “I have this thing called synesthesia,” the bassist said…
Saxophonist Ben Wendel has released The Seasons, a cache of music initially dispensed through YouTube, and also is amid another series of videos, Standards With Friends.
Oct 12, 2018 9:00 AM
Modern musicians are faced with an interesting dilemma these days, as they struggle to be heard in a world of myriad…
Matthew Shipp (left) and Ivo Perelman perform at the Chicago Jazz Festival in August along with William Parker and Bobby Kapp.
Oct 11, 2018 9:00 AM
They grew up thousands of miles apart, but still found each other and seem to share a bond over TV shows like The Time…
