May 2009
Ernestine Anderson: A Strong Second Act
The story of rock ’n’ roll is usually told as a triumphant march...
Beloved by his bop-era colleagues as well as generations of disciples, veteran saxophonist-composer-arranger Jimmy Heath is an active octogenarian on the scene, still swinging after all these years. At age 83, the NEA Jazz Master (Class of ’03) is blowing...
Despite a shift in priorities, drummer Ed Shaughnessy keeps his chops sharp
Tuesday is live jazz night at Bella Luna, an exceptional Italian restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. For the past couple of years, guitarist Jack Wilkins has held court at this intimate hang, swinging nonchalantly in one corner of the room as unsuspecting...
Like many musicians who came up during the swing era and have since spent much of their life traveling the world, saxophonist Red Holloway has a trove of road stories to share. Yet none is more vivid or revealing than his childhood recollection of leaving...
The story of rock ’n’ roll is usually told as a triumphant march...
"I think I've finally found it," says this ECM artist
Bill Milkowski gives an Overdue Ovation to singer Sheila Jordan.
Pianist Larry Willis’ early life in Harlem, with its frequent...
It was a great life,” says Mundell Lowe. “It still is.” It certainly...
Small wonder Alvin Queen sounds so happy, speaking from his home...
He wrote countless songs between 1928 and 1981, often with indelible...
I’m still here, and I’m not a miserable S.O.B.!” says 58-year...
One of the great jazz guitarists since the 1960s, Joe Diorio has...
Alto saxophonist Vernice “Bunky” Green already had degrees from...
She can be counted, alongside bandleader/trumpeter Louis Prima...
The scene was much more nurturing 20 years ago,” says bassist...