Jul 24, 2020 9:00 AM
Blindfold Test: Walter Smith III
After almost a full year as chair of Berklee College of Music’s Woodwind Department, 39-year-old tenor saxophonist…
Walter Smith III
Jul 24, 2020 9:00 AM
After almost a full year as chair of Berklee College of Music’s Woodwind Department, 39-year-old tenor saxophonist…
The title of Christian Sands’ album Be Water nods to a quote by martial arts star Bruce Lee.
Jul 23, 2020 8:57 AM
When Christian Sands turned 30 in May 2019, he felt an urge to take stock of his life. For some millennials, that…
Annie Ross (1930–2020)
Jul 22, 2020 11:10 AM
A brief but fruitful period defined the creative life of vocalist Annie Ross, who died July 21 from emphysema and heart…
Kurt Rosenwinkel released Angels Around on his own label, Heartcore Records.
Jul 22, 2020 9:00 AM
Kurt Rosenwinkel was three dates into an eight-city tour of Sweden in mid-March. Asked where, exactly, he could only…
Dinner Party is the recorded collaboration of producer 9th Wonder, saxophonist Kamasi Washington, multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin and keyboardist Robert Glasper.
Jul 21, 2020 2:49 PM
Friendships forged between young musicians can lead to magnificent collaborations. Sometimes those collaborations…
Cousins James Carter and Regina Cater have reconnected during the pandemic.
Jul 21, 2020 8:55 AM
First came the coronavirus and then the killing of George Floyd, his neck fatally compressed under the knee of a…
Fay Victor is set for an online conversation Wednesday with another vocalist and improviser, Joan La Barbara, as a part of the The New School’s CoPA Conversations.
Jul 20, 2020 8:47 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Abigail Washburn and Béla Fleck have been livestreaming performances from their home in Nashville during the pandemic.
Jul 17, 2020 8:59 AM
Work and family gracefully coexist in the household of Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn—married banjo players who…
Dorthaan Kirk, who retired from WBGO in 2018, is among the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters.
Jul 16, 2020 10:03 AM
A ceremony to honor the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters is set to take place online at 8 p.m. Aug. 20. The event will be MC’d…
Lisa Mezzacappa draws inspiration from author Italo Calvino for her new album, Cosmicomics.
Jul 16, 2020 6:40 AM
Lisa Mezzacappa doesn’t have to go looking for inspiration. It seems that inspiration finds her, thanks to an…
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