Feb 17, 2026 11:30 AM
Chad Taylor Takes on Philly
It is perhaps inevitable that Chad Taylor will forever be associated with Chicago. The drummer and composer played a…
Drummer Chad Taylor’s quintet for his new recording, Smoke Shifter, from left: Bryan Rogers, Matt Engle, Taylor, Jonathan Finlayson and Victor Vieira-Branco
Feb 17, 2026 11:30 AM
It is perhaps inevitable that Chad Taylor will forever be associated with Chicago. The drummer and composer played a…
“I wanted to write songs that were abstract enough in their title and imagery that they could invite someone in to invent alongside the music,” says pianist and composer Lex Korten.
Feb 3, 2026 1:13 PM
“Touch grass” has become a go-to social media taunt, a reminder to the terminally online that there is a wide and…
“People don’t truly understand or know about the contributions of Black artists, Black composers, Black inventors,” said saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, who aims to change that with his new recording, Painter Of The Invisible.
Sep 16, 2025 4:36 PM
Ralph Ellison’s compelling 1952 novel Invisible Man used the notion of invisibility to explore the issues and…
“Nicholas Payton is brilliant,” Tim Warfield said during his live Blindfold Test at Temple University. “He’s never ceased to surprise or amaze me. He’s a bad dude.”
Jul 9, 2024 12:14 PM
Saxophonist Tim Warfield doesn’t actually hail from Philadelphia — his roots are a couple of hours west, in York,…
Randy Brecker (left), a Philadelphia native, performs at the first annual Philadelphia Jazz Festival, which ran from April 23–30.
May 22, 2017 12:47 PM
As Orrin Evans pointed out in the days leading up to the inaugural Philadelphia Jazz Festival April 23–30, Philly’s…
Orrin Evans (pictured) has been named the newest member of The Bad Plus, replacing outgoing pianist and founding member Ethan Iverson.
Jun 6, 2017 3:45 PM
Lineup changes are nothing new in jazz, where the model has generally been a bandleader and their ever-evolving group…
Percussionist Christopher Deviney arranged three pieces from the 1997 album Pat Metheny album Imaginary Day for the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Apr 12, 2017 3:27 PM
Whether through the use of layered synths or the one-man symphony of his mechanical Orchestrion, Pat Metheny has long…
