By Larry Blumenfeld Graham Haynes makes use of disparate elements on his continuing journey of……...
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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……...
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……...
Playing both guitar and oud, Gordon Grdina finds a middle ground between composition and improvisation….…...
Steven Bernstein remembers friend and bandmate Henry Butler with a Hot 9 tribute. In 1984,……...
Bassist Michael Bisio feels the force of creative music and follows its flow. In the……...
By June 2020, the red double doors to the Village Vanguard, New York’s oldest continuously……...
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……...
Nothing in modern music has managed to sound quite like the trio drummer Paul Motian……...
Donald Harrison first met Biggie Smalls on a stoop in the Fort Greene section of……...
What gives New Orleans music its singular sound and unmatched allure? Many films have addressed this……...
Maria Schneider doesn’t think up concepts for her albums. “I’ve never preconceived a subject for……...
Standing on the tiny stage of Manhattan’s Zinc Bar in November, the dozen or so……...
On a December afternoon in 2017, I gathered eight prominent musicians around a dining-room table……...
Marcus Shelby started playing baseball as a 12-year-old boy. He loved the game, but once……...
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...