Chris Potter: Life After Being Overrated
“It’s like asking, ‘Do you ever get tired of living?’ You do, but it’s always temporary.” Chris Potter is laughing as he tries to explain … Read More “Chris Potter: Life After Being Overrated”
Natalie Weiner
Natalie Weiner writes about music for a variety of publications including JazzTimes, Billboard, The New York Times, Pitchfork and Rolling Stone. She is also a staff writer at SB Nation where she covers women’s sports and the NFL. Previously, she was a staff writer at Bleacher Report, and an associate editor at Billboard magazine.
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Adam O’Farrill Does Not Play Latin Jazz
Above: Adam O’Farrill at the Vision Festival in Brooklyn, N.Y., May 2018. Photo by Marek Lazarski. One day when Adam O’Farrill was around five, he … Read More “Adam O’Farrill Does Not Play Latin Jazz”
It’s Still Not Betty Davis Time, But We’re Getting There
Above: Betty Davis in the early 1970s. Courtesy of Robert Brenner. To be ahead of one’s time requires that one’s time eventually arrives. Despite the … Read More “It’s Still Not Betty Davis Time, But We’re Getting There”
Shabaka Hutchings Wants a Revolution
Shabaka Hutchings’ new album is about what you think it’s about. Its title, Your Queen Is a Reptile, is not a metaphor or an allegory: … Read More “Shabaka Hutchings Wants a Revolution”
Reuben Rogers: A Satisfied Sideman
“I was like, ‘What is all this crazy stuff? I’m not feeling that.’” About an hour before he takes the stage alongside Charles Lloyd for … Read More “Reuben Rogers: A Satisfied Sideman”
Julian Lage: Modern Lore (Mack Avenue)
Guitarist Julian Lage once again indulges his inner historian on Modern Lore, the follow-up to his trio’s 2016 studio debut, Arclight. The latter was inspired … Read More “Julian Lage: Modern Lore (Mack Avenue)”
Daymé Arocena: Cuban Revelation
Daymé Arocena doesn’t mince words when it comes to her goals: “I’m fighting for Cuba,” she says on the phone from Havana, where she was … Read More “Daymé Arocena: Cuban Revelation”
Danny Grissett: Remembrance (Savant)
While loss happens in an instant, the grief that follows can linger long after life appears to be back to normal. Remembrance, pianist Danny Grissett’s … Read More “Danny Grissett: Remembrance (Savant)”
Review: Jazz re:freshed Live at Nublu in NYC
Like so many hip things, it would have been easy to write off as a product of the ambiance: Everyone at the second of Jazz … Read More “Review: Jazz re:freshed Live at Nublu in NYC”
Is Jazz Still Sexist?
“So you’re really into jazz?” says the man, aghast. The man, and the context, are interchangeable. Old or young, at a party or the Newport … Read More “Is Jazz Still Sexist?”