Overdue Ovation: Han Bennink Likes to See the Horizon
As the lights dim, a dog wags its tail as it looks up at its master, a tall, clean-cut man whose silhouette fills the doorway … Read More “Overdue Ovation: Han Bennink Likes to See the Horizon”
Interviews
Jazz’s best journalists ask questions and jazz’s best artists answer them.
Bill Bruford: The Boundary Investigator
At certain points in his long and varied career, Bill Bruford has been called a rock drummer. At others, he has been called a jazz … Read More “Bill Bruford: The Boundary Investigator”
John Scofield Talks His Solo Debut and More
Nearly two decades before COVID-19 was even a twinkle in a pangolin’s eye—if in fact those endearing critters had any coronavirus connection at all—John Scofield … Read More “John Scofield Talks His Solo Debut and More”
Kenny Garrett Reflects on Generations Past, Present, and Future with Sounds from the Ancestors
Depending on how he looks at it, Kenny Garrett’s latest album, Sounds from the Ancestors, has been out for an eternity or an instant. Recorded … Read More “Kenny Garrett Reflects on Generations Past, Present, and Future with Sounds from the Ancestors“
Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, and Bill Stewart Celebrate 30 Years Playing Together
As I delved ever deeper into the 14 albums that document the Larry Goldings/Peter Bernstein/Bill Stewart trio to prepare for our January Zoom conversation, what … Read More “Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, and Bill Stewart Celebrate 30 Years Playing Together”
William Parker Keeps Refining His Approach to the Bass—and Music
The musical avant-garde is an area where creative people who have earned wisdom through a lifetime of experience can flourish. Wadada Leo Smith, who last … Read More “William Parker Keeps Refining His Approach to the Bass—and Music”
Ethan Iverson Returns to Basics and Looks Toward the Future on Blue Note Debut
Wisconsin-born and proud: For all of the avant-everything complexity Ethan Iverson has applied to his solo projects or the sounds he created in his role … Read More “Ethan Iverson Returns to Basics and Looks Toward the Future on Blue Note Debut”
Thirty Years In, Rick Braun Is Eponymous at Last
Since releasing his debut album in 1992 for Mesa/Bluemoon, Rick Braun has established himself as one of the most popular and prolific artists within the … Read More “Thirty Years In, Rick Braun Is Eponymous at Last”
Alicia Olatuja Breaks Through as New Kind of Vocal Coach
When the world shut down last year, so did Alicia Olatuja. The St. Louis, Missouri-bred vocalist sat in her New Jersey apartment one day watching … Read More “Alicia Olatuja Breaks Through as New Kind of Vocal Coach”
Vocalists Celebrate Jon Hendricks’ Centennial
In May, during Jazz Congress 2021—held online rather than at the conference’s usual location, Jazz at Lincoln Center in midtown Manhattan, because of the pandemic—a … Read More “Vocalists Celebrate Jon Hendricks’ Centennial”
