This two-CD tribute to Art Blakey, recorded live over two nights in 2018 at the……...
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Dominican bandleader Michel Camilo goes all out with this dizzying display of Latin big band……...
It may seem unnecessary to emphasize that the chief reason to pay attention to Brandee……...
Four audacious veterans of creative music comprise The OGJB Quartet, their name derived from each……...
Given the economics, few jazz musicians can survive in one band without freelancing. In the…
Although artists from Charles Mingus to Jaco Pastorius have left an indelible mark on the……...
Nicole Mitchell has long dreamt of performing in Africa. Her Black Earth Ensemble, which celebrated……...
One of pianist and composer Andrew Hill’s most alluring albums, Passing Ships sat on the……...
Founded in 1979 by André Ménard and Alain Simard, the Montreal International Jazz Festival has……...
Elegantly attired in a patterned blue-and-yellow gown and matching headscarf, a gold ankh dripping from……...
Decades before Tierney Sutton became an eight-time Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist renowned for her delicate yet……...
Marcus Shelby started playing baseball as a 12-year-old boy. He loved the game, but once……...
There’s a saying attributed to the drummer Art Blakey: “Music washes away the dust of……...
I’ve always enjoyed the array of responses our editorial content inspires — especially lately with……...
Spiritual jazz — a style of devotional modal-to-free jazz that is most often associated with……...
Originally published on September 1, 2019. Among three stunning solo-piano improvisations on Adbullah Ibrahim’s latest……...
Restless, careening and dense with information, it’s hard to imagine bebop developing anywhere other than……...
Strands of history are woven into the beguiling tapestry of When Will the Blues Leave,……...
As class began on a clear, swelteringly hot morning in late July at the Siena……...
Vocalist Nancy Kelly considers the many talents of singer and lyricist Mark Murphy on a……...