Aug 22, 2018 9:00 AM
Vocalist Deanne Matley’s a Persistent Entrepreneur
Six years ago, as Deanne Matley was building her career as a jazz singer in Calgary, Alberta, fans kept approaching her…
Deanne Matley received grants to pay for the production expenses of her new album, Because I Loved.
Aug 22, 2018 9:00 AM
Six years ago, as Deanne Matley was building her career as a jazz singer in Calgary, Alberta, fans kept approaching her…
Bassist Corcoran Holt has worked with such icons as Benny Golson, Steve Turre and Jimmy Cobb.
Aug 21, 2018 9:00 AM
The first instrument that bassist Corcoran Holt ever played was the djembe, a West African rope-bound drum. As a child…
Nicole Johänntgen recorded her album Henry in New Orleans, while Henry II was recorded in Zurich, Switzerland.
Aug 20, 2018 9:00 AM
When Nicole Johänntgen was growing up in Fischbach, Germany, she routinely was awakened by her father’s New…
Tomasz Stańko (1942-2018)
Aug 20, 2018 8:55 AM
Growing up in post-World War II Poland, trumpeter Tomasz Stańko’s first experienced jazz music as a kind of outsider…
Andrea Motis recently taught and performed at Stanford University in California.
Aug 17, 2018 3:30 PM
The creative seeds that 23-year-old trumpeter and vocalist Andrea Motis has been planting since her days as a teen…
Ulysses Owens Jr. has released an album, Songs Of Freedom, based on his touring show.
Aug 17, 2018 9:00 AM
Clear, purposeful communication has anchored Ulysses Owens Jr.’s artistry since he was a kid playing drums in church.…
Tyshawn Sorey recently issued music through the digital platform PEOPLE.
Aug 16, 2018 8:55 AM
Tyshawn Sorey’s days as a sideman might be coming to an end. “I’ve lived that life, and it was great during its…
New York multi-instrumentalist Ben Goldberg likes Steve Lacy as much as Steve Lacy liked baseball.
Aug 15, 2018 9:00 AM
All it took was one note for Ben Goldberg to fall in love with the music of saxophonist Steve Lacy.
At the time,…
Clarinet player and composer Andy Biskin released his first recording with 16 Tons in June.
Aug 14, 2018 9:00 AM
Colleagues balked at clarinet player and composer Andy Biskin’s plan for a project featuring three trumpets, drums…
Lisa Ullén recently released a 3-album set, Piano Works (Disorder).
Aug 13, 2018 9:00 AM
Many musicians cite specific individuals as key influences, but for Swedish pianist Lisa Ullén, a particular community…
