Geoffrey Himes
Geoffrey’s Contributions
08/15/11 Features
Trio’s expansive new project explores a ghastly corner of Oklahoma history
04/30/11 Features
On When the Heart Emerges Glistening, his striking Blue Note debut, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire combines a unique narrative approach to composing with the deep kinship of his working band.
January/February 2011 Features
Violinist Christian Howes experiences a musical awakening in the big house
January/February 2011 Albums
The Frankenstein myth still fascinates, 193 years after Mary Shelley published her novel, because the idea of creating a new life out of dead body parts attracts us as much as it repels us. We are all drawn to the idea of playing God, of making something...
November 2010 Features
In drum demigod Tony Williams, Cindy Blackman finds endless influence and inspiration
10/08/10 Education
Bassist, composer and Peabody Conservatory faculty member Michael Formanek unites the bandstand and the classroom
October 2010 Features
A look at the artistically exhilarating world of Jason Moran, jazz’s greatest young conceptualist
October 2010 Albums
Geoffrey Himes reviews new album from Panamanian jazz pianist
09/15/10 Features
Today’s heavy hitters discuss the influence of Miles’ fusion masterwork
08/13/10 Features
Four decades after the release of Bitches Brew, Miles Davis alumni John McLaughlin, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland and more reflect on a groundbreaking recording that had some surprising precedents
07/06/10 Features
Legendary guitarist on Coltrane, Miles, Mahavishnu, and the search for infinite oneness
June 2010 Albums
When a jazz musician crosses the boundary of 60, he or she must decide what to do with phrases already played thousands of times. Do you just keep playing them with less and less emotional force? Do you replace them with a whole new bag of tricks? Or do...
August/September 2009 Features
After decades of acclaimed collaborations with peers and mentors, Joe Lovano introduces a powerhouse quintet featuring youthful talent—and two drummers.
December 2008 Features
When Sonny Rollins released his Way Out West album in 1957, the cover featured the tall tenor saxophonist standing out in the desert between a bleached cow skull and a multi-armed cactus. In the William Claxton photo, Rollins cradled his horn like a six...
November 2008 Features
In 1956 David Sanborn was a skinny 11-year-old kid whose left arm hung awkwardly, a result of his eight-year bout with polio. While the other boys were out playing sports, little David spent countless hours listening to the radio, falling in love with the...
October 2008 Features
The blue-neon sign of the Iridium Jazz Club glowed softly behind Freddie Hubbard. The legendary trumpeter wore a yellow-straw fedora, a gold tie and a tailored dark suit with a handkerchief peeking out of the jacket pocket. He was celebrating his 70th birthday...
About Geoffrey Himes
When he’s not writing for JT, the longtime Baltimore resident is writing for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Harp, Paste, the Oxford American, Offbeat, Texas Music Magazine and the Baltimore City Paper.
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