In the album’s hardest hitting moments, such as the aforementioned opener and its counterpart ‘in flux ø’, a strained ...
A player of impeccable technique and a mainstay of the Blue Note label, he recorded constantly as both a leader and a sideman ...
U.S. saxophonist Lou Donaldson, one of jazz music's last remaining links to the era of bebop in the 1950s who went on to ...
There may be no better way to describe Colin Stetson 's art than as "breathtaking." The Montreal-based saxophonist, ...
Joshua Redman is one of the most versatile saxophonists working today, having come to prominence in the early 90s and working ...
Mick Harris, Bill Laswell and John Zorn’s new album, “Samsara” — their first in 30 years — arrives as Laswell battles health ...
Lou Donaldson, a pioneering figure in the soul jazz movement, passed away on November 9th. He was 98 years old.
Alex Sanders, a music producer, engineer and educator based in Sacramento, is committed to making music accessible to everyone, particularly in underserved communities, and is aiming for a Grammy ...
The three E flat concertos receive bold, characterful readings, and one hopes that Mozart would have giggled at Frank-Gemmill ...
I belatedly read a book that others around here will know, April Stevens’ “Teach Me Tiger!”, a 2013 memoir that’s interesting ...
There are magical moments in music. Moments when beats, rhythms and souls connect. Moments when artists give and adoring audiences receive. Jeff ...
Ezra Collective and Olivia Dean to berlioz: how Gen Z fell in love with jazz and its rebellious spirit - There’s a new music ...