Our July 2019 digital issue, which is available to subscribers now, is chock full of some of the coolest summer reading around.
July 2019
Prelude
Attending a reception welcoming her into the centuries-old American Academy of Arts & Sciences —…
At first glance, the title of Eric Reed’s current album, Everybody Gets the Blues, can…
As a longtime jazz fan, arts writer Mark Stryker was well aware that the city…
Growing up in Denver, Colorado, Philip Bailey wasn’t exposed to a great deal of black…
Magazine Features
Most of these are places that won’t strain the budget, and don’t require (or even take) reservations. All of them are only-in-Newport experiences that have become staples of my own festival itinerary, whatever else changes from one year to the next.
Fabian Almazan has long harbored a connection to nature. Born in Cuba and raised in…
As her artwork so vividly shows, Frida Kahlo was well acquainted with tragedy long before…
Auditions
Russian-born trumpeter Alex Sipiagin makes it sound almost too easy. The instrument naturally lends itself…
Bassist Mark Dresser has always been a restless spirit. Whether it’s stretching the boundaries of…
Twenty years after the passing of Joe Williams, John Dokes seems primed to be one…
When jazz artists are noted for infusing classical elements into their work, it’s often code…
The word “cinematic” is seriously overused in describing instrumental music. But the term actually applies…