By Larry Blumenfeld Three discs, four strings and 15 composers make Ryan Truesdell’s latest project……...
By Larry Blumenfeld Remembering a pioneer of the Blue Note label’s revival. The music business……...
By Larry Blumenfeld Graham Haynes makes use of disparate elements on his continuing journey of……...
An animated film reveals the glory of a Brazilian pianist’s music and the horror of……...
By Larry Blumenfeld Gone too soon, Geri Allen continues to reveal her genius. Released in……...
This feature originally published in the Fall 2018 edition of JAZZIZ. By Larry Blumenfeld With……...
By Larry Blumenfeld Celebrated with a new boxed set, Dorothy Ashby’s legacy resonates more clearly……...
Originally published on June 9, 2023. By Larry Blumenfeld Celebrated for his small group achievements,……...
Among the 36 recordings that trumpeter Louis Armstrong and pianist Earl “Fatha” Hines made together……...
A pair of recent releases deepen pianist Fred Hersch’s passion for and ingenuity within the……...
Playing both guitar and oud, Gordon Grdina finds a middle ground between composition and improvisation….…...
Singer Judith Owen honors musical heroines with joy and New Orleans flavor. Seated before the……...
Steven Bernstein remembers friend and bandmate Henry Butler with a Hot 9 tribute. In 1984,……...
For most of his 85 years, bassist Ron Carter has held firm to the beat……...
Bassist Michael Bisio feels the force of creative music and follows its flow. In the……...
Five drummers sitting around talking. That’s the heart — the master shot sequence — of……...
By June 2020, the red double doors to the Village Vanguard, New York’s oldest continuously……...
At the start of his new book, Ugly Beauty: Jazz in the 21st Century (Zero),……...
I remember sitting next to Gianluca Tramontana at Havana’s Mella Theater in December 2016, for……...
Bessie Smith’s blues moan. Billie Holiday’s searing rendition of “Strange Fruit.” Abbey Lincoln’s riveting directness……...