GoGo Penguin: Man Made Object
As the JT reader will hear it, the British piano trio GoGo Penguin descends from acoustic jazz groups with pop tendencies-think the Bad Plus, e.s.t., … Read More “GoGo Penguin: Man Made Object”
Evan Haga worked as an editor and writer at JazzTimes from 2006 to 2018. He is currently the Jazz Curator at TIDAL, and his writing has appeared at RollingStone.com, NPR Music, Billboard and other outlets.
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As the JT reader will hear it, the British piano trio GoGo Penguin descends from acoustic jazz groups with pop tendencies-think the Bad Plus, e.s.t., … Read More “GoGo Penguin: Man Made Object”
Author of the book “Every Song Ever”
Baritone great was invaluable member of Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
To have and to hold
The Obamas host jazz greats to celebrate International Jazz Day
Highlights include Kahil El’Zabar, the Cookers, a tribute to Bowie and more
Under a conceptual guise, crafting her best and most fully realized album yet
Blues, roots and “Blue Skies”
On Chet Baker, the trappings of biopics, and more
Blues & rifts
All about Bob
An “Epic” crossover: Kamasi Washington and other highlights of the year
The saxophone colossus is honored in Harlem
Metallica bassist talks new documentary, and more
During the 1980s, guitarist-composer Pat Metheny became one of the most popular jazz musicians alive by leading a band whose melodies and textures seemed tailor-made … Read More “Pat Metheny: Hommage à Eberhard Weber”
Size matters
The jazz community pays tribute to a true original
Kamasi Washington, James Carter, Dr. Lonnie Smith and more at this inaugural NYC event
Editor Evan Haga introduces the October issue
The unlikely staple of the jazz bandstand
A jazz celebrity as artist-in-residence
Editor Evan Haga introduces the September issue
The 37-year-old Danish guitarist and composer Jakob Bro, whose sideman credits include drummer Paul Motian’s Electric Bebop Band and Tomasz Stanko’s Dark Eyes Quintet, deals … Read More “Jakob Bro: Gefion”
When the Bad Plus made its major-label debut in 2003, it was possible to accept it as a paradigm shift in piano-trio language. TBP has … Read More “The Bad Plus Joshua Redman: The Bad Plus Joshua Redman”
Generations of jazz greats pay tribute
Celebrating the new honorees with a smart, concise program
A night at the museum with Charles Lloyd
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A peerless survey of American music