Artist’s Choice: Brandee Younger on Impulse!
When I think of Impulse! Records, I first think of the Coltrane legacy and that classic orange, black, and white branding on the labels. Then … Read More “Artist’s Choice: Brandee Younger on Impulse!”
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Eddie Henderson: Bright Moments
The cover of Eddie Henderson’s most recent album, 2020’s Shuffle and Deal (Smoke Sessions), finds the trumpet titan sitting on the hood of his Ferrari. … Read More “Eddie Henderson: Bright Moments”
In Memoriam 2020: A Playlist
I’ve been JazzTimes’ primary obituary writer since 2017; last year, I wrote more obits than in the three previous years combined. It was a tragic … Read More “In Memoriam 2020: A Playlist”
In Memoriam: Tributes to 2020’s Departed Jazz Greats
In our March 2021 issue, we present our annual In Memoriam section, commemorating more than 20 of the 80-plus jazz notables whom we lost in … Read More “In Memoriam: Tributes to 2020’s Departed Jazz Greats”
Year in Review 2020: Individual Ballots
A.D. AMOROSI New Releases: Immanuel Wilkins Omega (Blue Note) Jyoti Mama, You Can Bet! (SomeOthaShip/eOne) Stefano Bollani Piano Variations on Jesus Christ Superstar (Alobar) Sun Ra Arkestra Swirling (Strut) Jeff Parker … Read More “Year in Review 2020: Individual Ballots”
2019 Expanded Critics’ Poll Results
For this annual companion poll to last issue’s Top 50 Critics’ Picks, our regular contributors participated in this survey based on our yearly readers’ poll. … Read More “2019 Expanded Critics’ Poll Results”
Chops: Latin Jazz 101 with Wayne Wallace
Jazz pushes at perceived boundaries and eagerly integrates with other genres. It can be regional, such as New Orleans jazz, Chicago jazz, and Kansas City jazz. It can have defined parameters, as big-band swing and bebop do. There can be subtle blending, as found in cool and modal jazz; rugged individualism, as in hard bop; … Read More “Chops: Latin Jazz 101 with Wayne Wallace”
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Artist’s Choice: Lafayette Gilchrist Shares His “Musical Epiphanies”
Musical epiphanies are moments in my own listening experience that have inspired me to create. These recordings are directly or indirectly responsible for the path I’ve chosen in music. They could be divided up two ways: The first are things I heard that encouraged my own sense of compositional adventure. The second just made me … Read More “Artist’s Choice: Lafayette Gilchrist Shares His “Musical Epiphanies””
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JazzTimes 10: Very Late Duke Ellington Albums
This list began life as merely “Late Ellington”—inclusive of everything he did after his 1956 triumph at Newport. An informal survey of jazz lovers and … Read More “JazzTimes 10: Very Late Duke Ellington Albums”
Artist’s Choice: Leni Stern on West African Music
I owe an enormous gratitude to West Africa and all of the musicians that I’ve had the honor of playing with; they have been my teachers and still are. I was always interested in finding out where the blues came from and everybody always said that it came from Africa, but nobody explained to me … Read More “Artist’s Choice: Leni Stern on West African Music”
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