Mar 17, 2020 9:20 AM
Duchess Looks For Joy In Perilous Times
In 2015, Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner and Melissa Stylianou decided to turn their “magical” vocal synergy into the…
Duchess—Amy Cervini (left), Hilary Gardner and Melissa Stylianou—looks to generate joy with Live At Jazz Standard (Anzic).
Mar 17, 2020 9:20 AM
In 2015, Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner and Melissa Stylianou decided to turn their “magical” vocal synergy into the…
Irving Berlin (1888–1989)
Mar 16, 2020 8:03 AM
A song is a mysterious abstraction. It enters the world without identity. It has little character or context. No one…
Over the course of his career, Pat Metheny has edged closer to the orchestral vision reflected on his latest release, From This Place.
Mar 13, 2020 9:00 AM
During the first day of recording for From This Place, guitarist Pat Metheny’s new album on Nonesuch, the 20-time…
Hadar Noiberg (left) and Chano Dominguez
Mar 13, 2020 8:10 AM
A spate of new albums on the Sunnyside label don’t have all that much in common, aside from the fact that they’re…
Despite pianist Fred Hersch’s onstage composure, when he plays, there’s always something intensely personal stirring just below the surface.
Mar 12, 2020 8:05 AM
The box set The Fred Hersch Trio: 10 Years/6 Discs captures a landmark ensemble in the studio, on the road and at its…
Two releases serve as reminders of how drummer Buddy Rich and saxophonist Fred Anderson stayed sharp and productive in the latter part of their careers.
Mar 11, 2020 9:00 AM
In terms of style, background, recognition and—perhaps, most famously—temperament, drummer Buddy Rich and…
Vocalist Nona Hendryx performs Feb. 29 during Nona Hendryx and Disciples of Sun Ra in the Temple, an event celebrating the bandleader and keyboardist, which was held in the Sackler Wing of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Mar 10, 2020 9:30 AM
Vocal doyen Nona Hendryx commanded the stage at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on Feb. 29, bedecked in a…
Pianist Pat Thomas recently has enjoyed some serious momentum.
Mar 9, 2020 8:11 AM
Keyboardist and improviser Pat Thomas, 59, has been a prolific polymath on the U.K. jazz and improv scene for four…
McCoy Tyner (1938–2020)
Mar 6, 2020 2:18 PM
A member of the classic John Coltrane quartet of the 1960s, as well as a powerful improviser and potent composer in his…
Mark DeClive-Lowe performs Feb. 19 at The Star Theater in Portland as part of the Biamp PDX Jazz Festival.
Mar 6, 2020 12:22 PM
The Biamp PDX Jazz Festival has undergone a number of changes during the past 15 years: The retirement of longtime…
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