January/February 2008
Moment by Moment
I’m convinced that no genuine success occurs except as a natural...
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January/February 2010 • By Vijay Iyer
Thelonious Monk: Ode To A Sphere
Pianist Vijay Iyer examines the modern-day legacy of Thelonious Monk
March 2009 • By Ethan Iverson
Crossing Streams
The Bad Plus’ pianist examines the classical-jazz paradox
December 2008 • By K. Leander Williams
Real Genius?
A few decades ago, when jazz started becoming known as “America’s classical music,” the theory ran that a shift in the public’s perception of the music would help put the idiom on the road to the kind of legitimization signified by institutional awareness...
August 2008 • By David R. Adler
Playing Changes for Change
Saxophonist Tim Ries has a song called “What Happened to Ya?” with lyrics that cite a lack of political resolve among the aging ’60s generation. Some would extend this critique to the jazz community itself, arguing that protest jazz—what Archie Shepp once...
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November 2007
Westward Expansion: Monterey at 50
When it comes to jazz legacy, that oft-used and misused l-word...
April 2007
On Belonging and Grieving
One of the functions of the annual conference held every January...
May 2006
The Trial of Tarik Shah
By now, JazzTimes readers may be familiar with the case of bassist...
December 2001
Mid-East Scales Provoke Western Fears
The Afro-Semitic Experience is a multicultural jazz band that...
October 2001
Jazz Bubbles in Music’s Melting Pot
Jazz may have been born in America, but more than ever it is the...
September 2001
The New Euro-Jazz Chauvinism
American jazz musicians have considerable exposure in Europe...
April 2001
Evansing the Score: The Politics of Exclusion in Ken Burns’ Jazz
A quick stroll down the shopping malls of cyberspace is enough...