Jun 3, 2025 11:22 AM
Could Midwest Jazz Collective Change the Future of Touring?
The time and labor required to tour is, for many musicians, daunting at best and prohibitive at worst. It’s hardly…
Benny Benack III and his quartet took the Midwest Jazz Collective’s route for a test run this spring.
Jun 3, 2025 11:22 AM
The time and labor required to tour is, for many musicians, daunting at best and prohibitive at worst. It’s hardly…
Chicago area native Pat Leary has released two volumes of solo piano improvisations, with a third on the way.
May 13, 2025 12:44 PM
If you were lucky enough to grab a copy of pianist Pat Leary’s solo debut, Vol. 1, from its 50-unit, limited vinyl…
“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 1:07 PM
A lot has changed at Motéma Music in 20 years, but as founder, president and A&R director Jana Herzen will tell you,…
Social Science’s personnel now hinges on a six-person core: Carrington, guitarist Matthew Stevens, pianist Aaron Parks, multi-instrumentalist Morgan Guerin, and vocalists Carl “Kokayi” Walker and Debo Ray.
Jul 31, 2023 10:48 AM
When she heard her band Social Science was named DownBeat’s Jazz Group of the Year for the second time in the…
