Jun 19, 2018 9:00 AM
Free Duo Black Spirituals Arrives at an Inflection Point
The avant-improvisation duo Black Spirituals consists of two hyper-intelligent musicians, Marshall Trammell and Zachary…
Marshall Trammell (left) and Zachary Watkins are set to release Black Access/Black Axes (Sige), an album that will be Black Spirituals last recording with its current personnel.
Jun 19, 2018 9:00 AM
The avant-improvisation duo Black Spirituals consists of two hyper-intelligent musicians, Marshall Trammell and Zachary…
Jonathan Barber’s debut album is titled Vision Ahead.
Jun 19, 2018 9:00 AM
Jonathan Barber sits atop the drum throne in trumpeter Jeremy Pelt’s and saxophonist Marcus Strickland’s touring…
María Grand’s new disc is being released through Biophilia Records.
Jun 18, 2018 9:00 AM
On the first full-length album from Swiss saxophonist María Grand, the human voice is presented with equal importance…
Josh Lawrence leads the band Color Theory.
Jun 18, 2018 9:00 AM
When New York trumpeter and composer Josh Lawrence created his Color Theory ensemble and concept, his intention was to…
Julian Lage’s trio album Modern Lore puts a postmodern twist on Americana.
Jun 15, 2018 12:43 PM
Julian Lage cut a lean and lithe figure, swinging and swaying to the artfully organized tangle of tones—some bent…
Guitarist Andreas Varady was born in Slovakia but is now based in Ireland.
Jun 14, 2018 9:00 AM
You’re a high school senior. You’ve applied to the best jazz colleges. They’ve all accepted you. So, what do you…
Eddie Henderson frequently eschews original compositions on his albums, opting instead for interpretations to create a “collective portrait.”
Jun 12, 2018 8:03 AM
In 1970, When Eddie Henderson joined Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi band as a substitute trumpeter, he was the least…
San Francisco-based vocalist Roberta Donnay pays tribute to Louis Armstrong on her new album.
Jun 11, 2018 9:17 AM
When you’re in love, it’s easy to lose yourself in the allure of your beloved. Just ask Roberta Donnay: The San…
Cécile McLorin Salvant and Aaron Diehl perform June 14, 2017, at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem
Jun 10, 2018 4:20 PM
The packed house at New York’s 92nd Street Y was no pushover. A skeptical lot accustomed to hearing the cream of…
On June 29, the Impulse! label will issue previously unreleased studio recordings by John Coltrane (left), Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison and McCoy Tyner under the title Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album.
Jun 8, 2018 8:00 AM
“Finding unreleased John Coltrane? It’s like discovering buried treasure.”
That’s how Ravi Coltrane, the…
