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I was playing alto saxophone when I was growing up and was not really connected to it. I didn’t want to switch to tenor, so … Read More “Artist’s Choice: Lauren Sevian’s Favorite Baritone Sax Solos”
Forty years ago, a new sound oozed up from the New York City underground, combining the boundlessness of free jazz with the aggressive attitude of … Read More “JazzTimes 10: Classic Punk Jazz Albums”
There’s a tune called “Clouds” on Gratitude—saxophonist Dayna Stephens’ ninth and latest album, from 2017—that captures his personality well. Serene on the surface, it opens … Read More “Before & After: Dayna Stephens”
These compositions are from albums by artists that I love and respect, on which they were doing things I really liked. Notice that I say … Read More “Artist’s Choice: Amina Claudine Myers on the AACM”
One day about a decade ago, I was loading CDs (remember those?) onto my iTunes and discovered that a John Surman disc’s metadata had listed … Read More “JazzTimes 10: Landmark ECM Albums”
Hanging with Lewis Porter brings an exciting promise of discovery—some unknown fact about a jazz hero or some new insight into an historic recording. It … Read More “Before & After: Lewis Porter”
While Pharoah Sanders earned jazz immortality with his own “The Creator Has a Master Plan,” some of his finest recorded moments have been on projects … Read More “5 Great Albums Featuring Pharoah Sanders, Sideman”
“I know that ad nauseam, when you hear a drummer/composer, the compositions are centered on the drumming,” Tyshawn Sorey told JazzTimes in 2009 in a discussion … Read More “JazzTimes 10: The Composing Drummer (or the Drumming Composer)”
There was a period in which I was a sponge, absorbing a lot of music and formulating in my own head whether I really wanted … Read More “Artist’s Choice: Reggie Washington on Low-End Exposure”
