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Allan Harris “Jeannine” Video Premiere
Award-winning, Brooklyn-born vocalist Allan Harris plunges into the world of bebop trailblazer and vocalese innovator…
Q&A with Jo Lawry: Discovery, Mastery and the Necessity of Wonder
“It’s wonderful and important to train and study, but it’s important also not to lose the wonder and naivete of making music. It’s a limitless pursuit.”
At Home on ECM, Wolfgang Muthspiel Finds his Artistic Center
Wolfgang Muthspiel is one of the most influential guitarists of his generation, particularly for the…
Q&A: Ethan Gold on Finding His “Song of Sway Lake”
Ethan Gold is a performer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist with little time for categorization and…
10 New Jazz Albums You Need To Know About: October 2018
JAZZIZ takes a look at 10 of the hottest – and sweetest – new jazz…
The Genius of George Gershwin: Retracing His Legacy in Six Songs
George Gershwin is one of the most important American composers of the 20th century. Born…
Chucho Valdés Revisits Seminal 1972 Recording with a Sequel 46 Years Later
Chucho Valdés is one of the most highly accomplished and influential figures in the world…
Hot Springs: Kandace Springs Is Playing the Long Game With Her Career
At 6:55 p.m., Kandace Springs and her two sidemen amble onto the sprawling stage of…
Ultimate Pat Metheny Playlist
Guitarist Pat Metheny was the visionary behind some of the most beautiful and stylistically adventurous music of the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s
Bobby Broom “Summer Breeze” Video Premiere
Guitarist Bobby Broom will release his new album, Soul Fingers, on October 12 via Jazzline.…
Ultimate Michael Brecker Playlist
Outside of John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, few tenor saxophonists have had such a profound influence on the direction of modern jazz than Michael Brecker.
New Lionel Loueke Album “The Journey” Out on September 28
Guitarist-vocalist Lionel Loueke, praised by Herbie Hancock as “a musical painter,” will release a new…
Scott Petito and Jack DeJohnette “Dark Pools” Video Premiere
Award winning bassist, composer, producer and engineer Scott Petito is particularly known for working with…
Huntertones “Hondo” Song Premiere
Huntertones, a seven-piece ensemble from Brooklyn, New York, have been taking their horn-driven, high-energy music…
Remembering Randy Weston: A Life in Music
Remembering the life of pianist Randy Weston through his music.
10 New Jazz Albums You Need to Know About: September 2018
JAZZIZ takes a look at 10 of the hottest – and sweetest – new jazz…
Rotem Sivan’s Latest Album Is a Monster Achievement
Guitarist Rotem Sivan can barely contain the giddiness in his face when asked to describe…
Miguel Zenón “Promesa” Song Premiere
Saxophonist-composer Miguel Zenón will release Yo Soy la Tradición on September 21 via Miel Music.…
Music Tech Fest: 5 Innovators Shaping the Future of Music
Hare are five innovators we’re most looking forward to meeting at Music Tech Fest this year. They could very well produce the technology that will usher in the future of music.