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Optimism is an unlikely through line for a jazz statement born, reared, and recorded during a pandemic. But alto saxophonist and composer Steve Slagle can …
The sound that Horace Silver pioneered in the ’50s and ’60s—for a while, all but synonymous with the sound of Blue Note Records—is …
In the wake of the March 16 shooting in Atlanta that killed eight people, violence against Asians hit the top of the news cycle. It …
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Camille Thurman blowing tenor with the Jazz at Lincoln Center big band behind her. Fronting the quartet co-led by drummer Darrell Green. Switching from …
About four years ago, saxophonist Sam Gendel appeared in the YouTube-verse blowing raging solos with Louis Cole’s Knower project. Since then he’s …
The Newport Jazz Festival’s 2021 return to live performance is solidifying: The legendary festival announced today at least some of the lineup for its …
Jeff Chambers, a bassist who was regarded as one of the finest in the United States and an institution on the West Coast, died May …
Reviews
Cisco Bradley: Universal Tonality: The Life and Music of William Parker (Duke University Press)
The phrase “force of nature” has been used to describe numerous jazz musicians, owing to a strong personality, an intense body of work, or perhaps …
