After a string of successful studio albums on Riverside, label chief/producer Orrin Keepnews was champing at the…
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Norman Brown is a Grammy award-winning contemporary jazz guitarist who has sold over 2 million…
Jazz legend Wes Montgomery recorded the tune “June in January” for the album The Montgomery Brothers in…
This version of “Four on Six,” from his album Smokin’ at the Half Note with the Wynton Kelly Trio, has all the trappings of a Montgomery classic: an unforgettable melody, a steamrolling hard-bop groove, and plenty of head-spinning guitar acrobatics.
Jazz legend Wes Montgomery recorded the tune “June in January” for the album The Montgomery Brothers in…
Resonance Records released guitarist Wes Montgomery’s In Paris: The Definitive ORTF Recording, on January 26.…
Wes Montgomery In the Beginning (Resonance) Featured on Spring 2016 JAZZIZ On Disc (Disc Two) Indianapolis native…
Remember record stores? Remember the thrill of turning your friends on to new music by…
The final days of 2020 offer a moment to reflect on the year in jazz.…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Christian McBride is a six-time GRAMMY-winning bassist and composer. His new album ‘For Jimmy, Wes…
A celebration of the piano tradition by one of its greatest interpreters; a glorious marriage…
On their third release, For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver (Mack Avenue), the Christian McBride Big…
Django Reinhardt is revered as a virtuosic guitarist and a pioneer of so-called “Gypsy jazz,”…
Looking for some Monday motivation? We’ve got you covered! From a new song full of…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Join us on a journey through the evolution of jazz guitar, starting with early pioneers like Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt and continuing through to modern masters like Pat Metheny, John Scofield and Julian Lage.
Guitarist John Scofield discusses his new album Swallow Tales on ECM Records, which features compositions…
Drummer Billy Hart has performed with some of the most important jazz musicians in history,…
The CD is dead. Long live the CD. There is a certain degree of irony…