Back in the pre-CD era, I used to collect movie soundtracks on vinyl. While my…
Winter 2020
Publisher's Letter
Prelude
Songwriter and producer Glen Ballard has scored massive hits in a variety of genres. He’s earned six……...
For the documentary film Fandango at the Wall, director Varda Bar-Kar followed pianist-composer Arturo O’Farrill and……...
Long before he was an Emmy-winning animator or GRAMMY-nominated vocalist, Seth MacFarlane was a movie-obsessed kid……...
Charlie Haden expressed his passion for vintage movies through several recordings he made with Quartet……...
Herb Alpert has plenty to smile about. Having turned 85 in March, the trumpeter continues……...
Like fine wine, great film can improve with age — and that’s certainly the case……...
Traditions
In the still-developing documentary Doctone, a film about shooting-star jazz pianist Kenny Kirkland, guitarist Rodney Jones……...
Charlie Haden expressed his passion for vintage movies through several recordings he made with Quartet……...
Contempo
Upon earning his degree in Music Composition from Cal State Fullerton, Tom Ranier found himself……...
Blu Notes
What gives New Orleans music its singular sound and unmatched allure? Many films have addressed this……...
Magazine Features
When I last spoke with Terence Blanchard, in 2015, I asked him to discuss the……...
Feature photo courtesy of Universal Music The fact that musicians love film should come as……...
Each year, we ask our writers and editors to select their top 10 albums of……...
Jazz history offers an endless array of stories to tell, from the outsized characters who’ve……...
Originally published on November 25, 2020. By Bill Milkowski Feature films about jazz artists frequently……...
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2020 print edition of JAZZIZ Magazine. By Kevin……...
Auditions
Susan Alcorn Quintet, Pedernal (Relative Pitch) Alcorn takes the pedal steel into new terrain by deftly combining……...
Hermine Deurloo’s bold, jaunty, funky, bluesy and coolly swinging Riverbeast is among the most infectious and engaging……...
For the past 25 years, trombonist Conrad Herwig’s “The Latin Side of” series has been……...
Those who have followed the career of alto-sax master Charles McPherson — starting with his association……...
Trumpeter and vocalist Takuya Kuroda’s sixth release deviates from his norm of live-in-the-studio tracking by……...
When the music is moody and complex, interpretive quality frequently depends upon the amount of……...
There’s an appealing purity to JD Allen’s approach. From his big, luxurious tone on tenor……...
Baltimore pianist Lafayette Gilchrist’s wide-eyed approach to making music is informed by a convergence of……...
Cornetist Ron Miles leads the same all-star band from his 2017 album, I Am a Man,……...
Richard Baratta knows movies. Starting in 1984, when he worked as a location scout for Desperately……...
Coda
Larry Vuckovich’s love affair with the movies began in his native Yugoslavia. The California-based jazz……...