Sep 26, 2023 12:13 PM
Jana Herzen Reflects on Motéma at 20
A lot has changed at Motéma Music in 20 years, but as founder, president and A&R director Jana Herzen will tell you,…
“I want to work with good people,” says Motéma founder Jana Herzen, whose label has signed and promoted a host of major jazz stars during its 20 years of existence.
Sep 26, 2023 12:13 PM
A lot has changed at Motéma Music in 20 years, but as founder, president and A&R director Jana Herzen will tell you,…
Zenón is considered to be one of the most influential saxophonists and composers of his generation.
Sep 26, 2023 12:09 PM
Miguel Zenón has been appointed to the music faculty at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology as Assistant…
“This album is every little thing about Warren Wolf that I’ve been trying to do for almost 40 years,” says Wolf of Chano Pozo: Origins.
Sep 19, 2023 1:41 PM
Warren Wolf is determined to do it all. More than 20 years into his career as a vibraphonist, drummer and composer, the…
Gayle (1939–2023) became a force in free-jazz after decades of indigence.
Sep 19, 2023 1:32 PM
Charles Gayle, a tenor and alto saxophonist who arose from long-term homelessness to become a key member of jazz’s…
The collective trio New Jazz Underground consists of saxophonist Abdias Armenteros, bassist Sebastian Rios and drummer TJ Reddick.
Sep 19, 2023 1:14 PM
The New Jazz Underground, a trio collective of young Floridians currently based in New York, was the winner of the…
Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri bring jazz exploration to Enescu’s opera Oedipe Rex.
Sep 19, 2023 1:07 PM
On the list of ambitious and paradigm-shifting jazz or jazz-related projects this season, Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri’s…
Ceramic Dog is, from right, Shahzad Ismaily, Ches Smith and Ribot.
Sep 12, 2023 2:03 PM
There’s an unrepentant snarl to Marc Ribot’s voice on twisted tunes like “Subsidiary,” “Soldiers In The Army…
The blues compilation Tell Everybody! (21st Century Juke Joint Blues) was produced by Dan Auerbach, guitarist for The Black Keys.
Sep 12, 2023 1:48 PM
The viable flow of the blues continues to cultivate. Elemental and rooted, it has percolated through the American…
Davis (1930–2023) was remarkable for his ability to adapt to seemingly any style.
Sep 12, 2023 1:32 PM
Richard Davis, a bassist whose virtuosity was equaled by his astounding versatility, died Sept. 6 in Madison,…
A new breed of New York-based contemporary jazz composers that includes Erica Seguine (left) and Shon Baker is reinventing orchestral music for the 21st century.
Sep 12, 2023 1:06 PM
Unlike the retro swing revival of the 1990s, the current incarnation emerged from conservatories, not bandstands and…
