Aug 15, 2018 9:00 AM
Ben Goldberg’s Love of Steve Lacy Takes Him into New Territory
All it took was one note for Ben Goldberg to fall in love with the music of saxophonist Steve Lacy.
At the time,…
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…
French saxophonist Émile Parisien recently issued Sfumato Live In Marciac on the ACT imprint.
Aug 7, 2018 9:00 AM
To say that French alto and soprano saxophonist Émile Parisien is doing well in Europe would be an understatement. In…
Brodie West’s Clips is due out Sept. 21.
Aug 6, 2018 9:00 AM
Canadian saxophonist Brodie West’s 13th release as a leader, Clips, finds the composer stringing together abstract…
Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra recently issued Without A Trace on Origin.
Jul 31, 2018 9:00 AM
It wasn’t until trombonist/alto flugelhornist Scott Reeves moved to New York City in 1999 that he began to compose…
Dan Wilensky plays tenor and soprano saxophones on his new self-released album, Good Music.
Jul 30, 2018 1:32 PM
To say that Dan Wilensky has had a diverse career is an understatement. The multi-instrumentalist has a resume that…
Buddy Guy has a slew of show dates set beginning Aug. 9 in California.
Jul 30, 2018 11:00 AM
In the aftermath of his hero B.B. King’s death, Buddy Guy certainly is the most revered blues musician on the planet,…
Danny Green’s fifth leader date is One Day It Will (OA2).
Jul 30, 2018 9:00 AM
Like the late lifelong Padre and Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, Danny Green is San Diego through and through. A…
Dave McMurray (left) and Wayne Kramer perform July 14 at Orchestra Hall in Detroit during the 11th Don Was Detroit All-Star Revue.
Jul 27, 2018 8:59 AM
There they were on stage again in Detroit. Nearly four decades after Don Was and Dave McMurray first worked together in…
