Aug 27, 2019 9:00 AM
Improviser Evan Parker on the ‘Weight of Tradition’ and Staying in Motion
Among the ranks of free-jazz artists, British saxophonist Evan Parker is one of the scene’s most vital players—and…
Evan Parker (left) and Matthew Wright collaborate on Crepuscule In Nickelsdorf, one of two new albums Parker’s contributed to.
Aug 27, 2019 9:00 AM
Among the ranks of free-jazz artists, British saxophonist Evan Parker is one of the scene’s most vital players—and…
Victor Gould experiments with new voices and longstanding collaborators on Thoughts Become Things.
Aug 22, 2019 9:00 AM
“Start as a sideman and prove yourself.”
Those words churned in Victor Gould’s mind as he left Los Angeles…
Daniel Weltlinger plays his grandfather’s violin on Szolnok, an album detailing the journey Zoltan Fischmann undertook to escape oppression and religious intolerance during the 20th century.
Aug 4, 2019 6:29 PM
When Daniel Weltlinger was growing up in Sydney, Australia, he heard his grandfather Zoltan Fischmann’s stories of…
Keyboardist and composer Patrice Rushen’s catalog has been reinvigorated with the release of Remind Me (The Classic Elektra Recordings, 1978–1984).
Jul 29, 2019 9:00 AM
Patrice Rushen’s first appearance on Soul Train was not as a musical guest.
After Don Cornelius took the show from…
Improvising vocalist Theo Bleckmann (left) and producer/multi-instrumentalist Joseph Branciforte
Jul 26, 2019 11:32 AM
Late in June, vocalist Theo Bleckmann and multi-instrumentalist/producer Joseph Branciforte celebrated the release of…
J.S. Ondara says his family and the people he grew up around in Nairobi, Kenya, thought he was a bit eccentric. The singer/songwriter’s debut, Tales Of America, is out now.
Jul 25, 2019 8:59 AM
J.S. Ondara speaks in a quiet, eloquent manner, choosing his words carefully—the tone befitting a songwriter.
He…
James Francies arranged a version of Rufus’ “Ain’t Nobody” for his debut album, which was met with approval from the song’s original singer, Chaka Khan.
Jul 23, 2019 9:32 AM
Jazz pianism today stands at an apex.
There have been other moments in the music’s history when innovation rushed…
Drummer and bandleader Antonio Sánchez recently performed music touching on the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border in Canada at the International Festival de Jazz de Montreal.
Jul 22, 2019 9:00 AM
“Mexicans, we’re not getting a lot of love lately; I don’t know if you’ve noticed,” drummer and dual…
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, Roger Eno (shown here), his brother Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois revisit and expand upon their 1983 soundtrack, Apollo: Atmosphere and Soundtracks.
Jul 19, 2019 9:00 AM
It’s one thing to commemorate an important anniversary. It’s another to revisit the past and make something new…
Saxophonist and bandleader Angelika Niescier has issued three consecutive discs on Intakt. The latest is New York Trio.
Jul 16, 2019 9:00 AM
Improvisers craft their expression around the question, “What does the music need right now?” And…
