Jan 22, 2019 9:00 AM
Makaya McCraven’s ‘Distillation of Ideas’
Makaya McCraven uses various means to create and redirect energy, as evidenced on his latest album, Universal Beings…
Seeing guitarist Jeff Parker perform sparked new ideas for drummer Makaya McCraven.
Jan 22, 2019 9:00 AM
Makaya McCraven uses various means to create and redirect energy, as evidenced on his latest album, Universal Beings…
Rubén Blades collaborates with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on a recent album, Una Noche Con Rubén Blades.
Jan 18, 2019 9:00 AM
The cover art for Una Noche Con Rubén Blades, a live recording featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra backing…
A promotional video for Nate Smith’s solo drum collection Pocket Change describes it as an assortment of “beats, breaks and excursions.”
Jan 17, 2019 9:00 AM
Nate Smith’s solo drum suite, Pocket Change, marks the 44-year-old drummer’s second response to a question he asked…
Alex LoRe has contributed to a raft of recent releases and plans to issue Karol with his own group this year.
Jan 16, 2019 9:00 AM
Manhattan-based alto saxophonist and composer Alex LoRe has contributed to a handful of recent albums with a…
Twin Talk members Andrew Green (left), Dustin Laurenzi and Katie Ernst spent five days at April Base Studios recording their 2019 release, Weaver.
Jan 15, 2019 9:00 AM
Certain band names simply are descriptive. Others, aspirational. But bassist and vocalist Katie Ernst identifies Twin…
Javon Jackson’s latest album is titled For You.
Jan 14, 2019 9:00 AM
Saxophonist Javon Jackson’s latest album—For You, a self-assured post-bop statement released on his own label,…
Jonathan Scales carves out a space in the jazz world for his instrument on his latest album, Pillar (Ropeadope).
Jan 9, 2019 9:00 AM
Béla Fleck knows a thing or two about establishing an identity in the jazz world while playing an unusual instrument.…
Richmond, Virginia-based drummer Corey Fonville is set for a spate of March tour dates in France with trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah.
Jan 7, 2019 9:00 AM
More than a percussionist, Corey Fonville is a conjurer. When he plays, Fonville channels the spirit of his ancestors…
Theon Cross’ instrument enables the bandleader to consider his attack from a unique vantage point, the tuba’s relative obsolescence in contemporary music alleviating him from the burden of comparison.
Jan 4, 2019 9:00 AM
Even before releasing a full-length recording under his own name, Theon Cross had become a central figure of the…
Reedist Ingrid Laubrock said she relishes the freedom that comes with recording for independent labels like Relative Pitch and Germany’s Intakt, but remains skeptical of the music industry’s digital shift.
Jan 3, 2019 9:00 AM
Less and less, you dole out a buck per cut, $10 per album; more and more, you access a streaming service for a nominal…
