By Michael Fagien It was Chick Corea that got me into jazz. I was an……...
By Michael Fagien As we were putting together this special issue celebrating trumpet players, I……...
By Michael Fagien In our second year, circa 1985, JAZZIZ ran a cover story on……...
By Michael Fagien Though JAZZIZ has produced quarterly thematic print issues for the past five……...
By Michael Fagien Zero Gravity, a film about Wayne Shorter, plumbs the depths of the……...
By Michael Fagien The respective occupations of a man and woman have been disputed since……...
By Michael Fagien Béla Fleck sees no boundaries for the banjo, as he continues his……...
By Michael Fagien As a kid, long before I was interested in jazz, I couldn’t……...
Having worked with Frank Zappa, John McLaughlin and Chick Corea, Jean-Luc Ponty has brought his……...
The pairing came about by accident, really. Both invited to play a jazz festival in……...
Rickie Lee Jones and Russ Titelman reunite on a new album of songbook standards. Rickie……...
Carlos Santana and Michael Shrieve look back at the album Clive Davis told them was…
Blame it on my being born in New Jersey in the 1950s, but I seemed……...
The jazz scene of the 1980s was transformative. The music biz was in a state……...
Most people wouldn’t associate Kenny Loggins with jazz. Best known for his hit songs for…
Charles Mingus was larger than life in every sense of the phrase. His heft seemed……...
A reissue of a classic quartet recording finds Charles Mingus at his uncompromising best. “Good……...
It was wood blocks rather than drums that powered the earliest jazz recordings. Not that……...
Here in South Florida, we’re somewhat spoiled when it comes to Latin music. As the……...