Jul 17, 2020 9:03 AM
The Artistic Curiosity Of Bassist Lisa Mezzacappa
Lisa Mezzacappa doesn’t have to go looking for inspiration. It seems that inspiration finds her, thanks to an…
Lisa Mezzacappa draws inspiration from author Italo Calvino for her new album, Cosmicomics.
Jul 17, 2020 9:03 AM
Lisa Mezzacappa doesn’t have to go looking for inspiration. It seems that inspiration finds her, thanks to an…
Ben Williams’ I Am A Man has been issued through Rainbow Blonde, a new label founded by vocalists José James and Taali and engineer Brian Bender.
May 14, 2020 9:09 AM
Ben Williams was completely mesmerized by 13th, director Ava DuVernay’s 2016 documentary about mass incarceration and…
With its combination of indoor venues and outdoor stages, the Burlington Jazz Festival appeals to a wide variety of music fans.
Mar 24, 2020 10:45 AM
In a New York Times interview last year, Trey Anastasio reminisced about the night that he and his three bandmates in a…
Trumpeter/vocalist Bria Skonberg is among the international artists who have performed at the North Carolina Jazz Festival in Wilmington.
Dec 31, 2019 9:44 AM
Saxophonist Houston Person and drummer/vibraphonist Chuck Redd—two of the headliners at the upcoming 40th annual…
Mark Wingfield (left) and Gary Husband
Sep 11, 2019 9:27 AM
Leonardo Pavkovic, the head of MoonJune Records, is not bashful in his praise of guitarist Mark Wingfield.
“He…
Chris Stamey has written new material in the style of the Great American Songbook.
Aug 20, 2019 9:15 AM
Aging rock musicians from Rod Stewart to Bob Dylan have turned to the Great American Songbook to revive their creative…
For Randy Brecker’s latest outing, he’s supported by Hamburg, Germany’s NDR Bigband.
May 16, 2019 11:42 PM
Carving out space on jazz radio can be more than a little challenging. If the music falls into some category other than…
Jonathan Scales carves out a space in the jazz world for his instrument on his latest album, Pillar (Ropeadope).
Jan 9, 2019 9:49 AM
Béla Fleck knows a thing or two about establishing an identity in the jazz world while playing an unusual instrument.…
Joel Ross (left), Harish Raghavan, Matthew Stevens, Walter Smith III and Marcus Gilmore have a new album on Whirlwind.
Jan 22, 2019 9:47 AM
In Common, a newly formed quintet, had only a day-and-a-half to record its debut album. So, the co-leaders—tenor…
Frank Zappa performs during December 1973 at The Roxy in West Hollywood.
Nov 22, 2018 3:00 PM
Frank Zappa died in 1993, but his career still is going strong with each year bringing new recordings, merch,…
Drummer and bandleader Stefan Pasborg is based in Copenhagen.
Nov 15, 2018 10:45 AM
Stefan Pasborg is an enthusiastic vinyl advocate. Beginning in 2018 and continuing into next year, the Danish drummer…
David Sanborn is working on the production of Sanborn Sessions, a reimagining of his short-lived NBC series Night Music, which ran between 1988 and 1990.
Nov 9, 2018 11:01 AM
When David Sanborn talks to people during tours, they often bring up Night Music (aka Sunday Night), the late-night TV…
Steffen Schorn (saxophone soloist at left) performs with and leads the Zurich Jazz Orchestra.
Sep 27, 2018 10:31 AM
A cinematic quality permeates the three-movement, titular suite on the Zurich Jazz Orchestra’s new album, Three…
Pianist and composer Lynne Arriale
Oct 1, 2018 9:38 AM
Over the course of 13 albums, pianist Lynne Arriale has emphasized melodies—most often her own, but also those of…
The crowd applauds a performance by legendary percussionist Poncho Sanchez (second from left) at MCG Jazz in Pittsburgh.
Aug 27, 2018 9:35 AM
In 1983, when Marty Ashby was a struggling young jazz guitarist in New York City, fresh out of Ithaca College, he went…
Harold Mabern (from left), Wes Montgomery, Arthur Harper and Jimmy Lovelace perform at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France on March 27, 1965.
Jan 8, 2018 3:20 PM
Guitarist Wes Montgomery’s legendary 1965 concert in Paris has been released under many titles, yet it had never been…
Gilad Hekselman performs at Storyville in Newport, Rhode Island, during the Newport Jazz Festival.
Aug 17, 2017 9:52 PM
Gilad Hekselman sat in the merchandise tent after the second of his two appearances at the Newport Jazz Festival and…
Allegro previously distributed CDs for numerous independent labels.
Oct 28, 2016 12:24 PM
Allegro Media, one of the largest distributors of physical recordings for independent labels in the United States,…
