Apr 25, 2023 12:32 PM
Element of Rawness Permeates Big Ears’ Meticulously Crafted Sets
On the opening evening of Knoxville’s four-day Big Ears Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary March 30 to…
John Zorn has become Mr. Big Ears in the last two iterations of the festival.
Apr 25, 2023 12:32 PM
On the opening evening of Knoxville’s four-day Big Ears Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary March 30 to…
“I knew Dizzy’s music inside and out,” Cassidy said about playing in the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band. “That’s what I grew up chasing.”
Apr 25, 2023 12:26 PM
There’s a zen-like drive to alto saxophonist Sharel Cassity that’s undeniable — über calm on the exterior, but…
Leeds, England-based alto saxophonist Jasmine Myra, far right, led an expansive six-piece group for her festival debut.
Apr 25, 2023 12:03 PM
East London’s Brick Lane is best known for its historic South Asian community and the slew of Indian and Pakistani…
Hal Willner (1956–2020)
Apr 25, 2023 11:36 AM
They came to salute Nino Rota, but in the end they delivered a gift to a dear friend. True, the iconic Italian…
Brava Jazz was founded by composer-arrangers Annie Booth and Alan Baylock.
Apr 25, 2023 11:30 AM
The jazz publishing outlet Brava Jazz is on a mission to support and champion women composers and arrangers in the…
Ahmad Jamal (1930–2023) with his trio at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.
Apr 18, 2023 9:44 AM
Pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal passed away April 16 in his home in Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, after battling prostate…
Apr 18, 2023 9:41 AM
Record Store Day hits April 22, so we deliver a glimpse at some of the vinyl dropping in and around that blessed…
Apr 18, 2023 9:30 AM
One of the most-anticipated reissue releases of the year is Go West!, a three-LP opus exploring saxophone colossus…
Apr 18, 2023 9:22 AM
While being released in a variety of formats, this magnum opus of bop from Craft Recordings is truly one for vinyl…
Apr 18, 2023 9:18 AM
ECM continues to issue new albums on vinyl, with the latest batch of LPs released in March.
Pianist Bobo Stenson’s…
