Bassist Larry Grenadier, who has long been among the most ubiquitous sidemen in jazz, is…
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Rough Around the Edges: The Raw Yet Refined Art of Myra Melford
The architect Frank Lloyd Wright built houses that seemed to emerge, or be absorbed by,…
Remembering Roy Hargrove
Trumpeter Roy Hargrove died of complications from kidney disease on November 2nd after falling into…
Marcus Strickland and the Sum of All Parts
To saxophonist and composer Marcus Strickland, the terms and descriptions that most people use to…
Critics’ Picks 2018
As heard on a vast range of memorable music released in the past year, the…
Jon Batiste: Beyond the Late Show
Tall, lithe, laid-back yet quick-witted, flashing bright-white smiles that look alternatively knowing or goofy, Jon…
Painting Jazz: Lewis Achenbach Catches Chicago’s Best Music on Canvas
It’s not that odd to find a visual artist sketching musicians onstage at a jazz…
Pure Poetry: Luciana Souza Sets Music to the Work of Leonard Cohen and Other Poets
Vocalist Luciana Souza laughs as she describes how she convinced singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen to let…
The Here and Now: Stefon Harris and Blackout Take Their Stand in the Modern World
Before he ever decides to step foot into a recording studio, Stefon Harris always asks…
In the Beginning: Rudy Royston Looks To the Past To Find His Way Forward.
Rudy Royston is a thinking man’s drummer. At 47, he’s most widely known to the…
Shelter from the Storm: Guitarist Gilad Hekselman Finds Peace in Chaos
All was calm when I arrived at Gilad Hekselman’s Brooklyn apartment on a sunny August…
Ottawa Jazz Festival report: Tension and release from three masters
James Hale’s report on day 2 of the 37th TD Ottawa Jazz Festival, featuring Now This:…
