The jazz scene of the 1980s was transformative. The music biz was in a state……...
Fall 2022
Publisher's Letter
Prelude
Setting a high bar for contemporary jazz in the ’80s, the Yellowjackets have spent decades……...
After 40 years of concerts at a New York cathedral, Paul Winter held his summer……...
Traditions
Darrell Grant flourished in mid-’80s New York, a time and place that forged his mettle….…...
Contempo
From Jaco to the Yellowjackets and beyond, Jimmy Haslip keeps reaching for creative freedom. The……...
Blu Notes
Steven Bernstein remembers friend and bandmate Henry Butler with a Hot 9 tribute. In 1984,……...
Magazine Features
It’s impossible to convey the sense of anticipation and giddiness, mixed with maybe a slight……...
Not for the first time, Miles Davis changed his music and changed the jazz world……...
Miles Davis devotees are celebrating Sony’s most recent archaeological dig into its vast archive of……...
Auditions
Chicago bassist Ethan Philion opens this album of Mingus compositions with the lesser-known “Once Upon……...
When Caleb Wheeler Curtis’ alto saxophone doesn’t make an entrance until three minutes into the……...
At this point in his career, saxophonist Charles Lloyd is at least a half century……...
Coda
Between the network of nightclubs that stayed open till the wee hours, the nonstop buzz……...