Since 2010, the trio of drummer Tom Rainey, guitarist Mary Halvorson and saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock…
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Auditions Round-Up: Jazz Artists Weave Strings into Their Sonic Tapestry
Violin and strings, in general, have remained outliers in the jazz world. But they have…
Russ Lossing – Motian Music (Sunnyside)
Pianist Russ Lossing and drummer Paul Motian recorded together at least five times over 10…
All the Way Home: With His Mind at Peace, Reza Khan Finds His Sound
On the surface, Reza Khan’s “day job” as program manager for the United Nations sounds…
Requisite Listening: Les McCann and Eddie Harris, “Swiss Movement” (Atlantic)
Les McCann and Eddie Harris Swiss Movement (Atlantic) — Call it serendipity. Pianist McCann and…
Driving with Mr. Benson
Like it was yesterday, I recall driving my beat-up Monte Carlo with the windows rolled…
Etienne Charles – Carnival: The Sound of a People, Vol. 1 (Culture Shock)
On his latest release, Trinidadian trumpet wizard and emerging composer Etienne Charles has found a…
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FEATURES By George, He’s Still Got It! A conversation with George Benson. PLUS… Christian Scott…
Mimi Fox – This Bird Still Flies (Origin)
Now in her fourth decade of recording, guitar virtuoso Mimi Fox has ensembled with legends,…
The Ice Cream Man: Kassa Overall Blends Jazz and Hip-Hop into Something Cool and Refreshing
On a cold December night at Manhattan’s Jazz Gallery, drummer Kassa Overall, pianist Jon Batiste and bassist Ameen Saleem made music that was, by turns, hard-swinging, brooding, bluesy and abstract…
Auditions Round-Up: The Voice is the Blues’ Most Powerful Weapon
The blues has produced countless instrumental virtuosos, but the genre has always been a singer’s…
Michel Petrucciani – One Night in Karlsruhe (SWR/JazzHaus)
French pianist Michel Petrucciani (1962-1999) was born a dwarf. Reaching a height of only three…
Anat Fort Trio – Colour (Sunnyside)
Together since 1999, the trio of Israeli pianist Anat Fort, American bassist Gary Wang and…
Running with the Devil: A New Documentary Traces Harlem Blues Duo Satan & Adam
Mr. Satan had seen better days. Having suffered a stroke, he was convalescing in a…
By George, He’s Still Got It!: A Conversation with George Benson
Few careers have been as rich and variegated as that of 76-year-old guitarist extraordinaire George…
Portrait of Pops
For decades, this 1960’s oil painting by Davis Quinn hung in the study of my…
Jazz Destinations: Kansas City
The J.C. Nichols Fountain in Kansas City, Missouri, home to great barbecue and an even…
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1964
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Catching Fire: With ‘Flamagra,’ Producer Flying Lotus Ignites a Movement
Flying Lotus was born into music’s avant-garde. As the grandnephew of the legendary Alice Coltrane,…
Anna Webber – Clockwise (Pi)
On the oddly charismatic Clockwise, Anna Webber presents music that is rigorous and unrelenting, doggedly…
