Before & After: Leon Parker
Leon Parker has been keeping busy since he returned to the United States a few years ago, having previously spent about two decades abroad in … Read More “Before & After: Leon Parker”
Lists
Expand your jazz knowledge with our JazzTimes 10 lists, Artist’s Choice playlists, and Before & After listening session features.
JazzTimes 10: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Arthur Blakey Senior—a.k.a. Abdullah ibn Buhaina, a.k.a. Bu, a.k.a. simply “Art Blakey”—would have turned 100 years old on October 11. It’s hard to overstate his … Read More “JazzTimes 10: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers”
Artist’s Choice: Erik Charlston Revisits Hermeto Pascoal
Hermeto Pascoal is a genius, and to talk about his music is very humbling. After working together, Miles Davis called him “one of the most … Read More “Artist’s Choice: Erik Charlston Revisits Hermeto Pascoal”
Artist’s Choice: David Amram and the French Horn in Jazz
On the one hand, French horn remains one of the rarer instruments in the jazz world, past and present. On the other, though, the picture … Read More “Artist’s Choice: David Amram and the French Horn in Jazz”
JazzTimes 10: Great Blue Note Tracks from the 1970s
Jazz historians routinely throw Blue Note Records’ 1970s output under the bus. Either they discuss it with tremendous disdain and rote arguments about how the … Read More “JazzTimes 10: Great Blue Note Tracks from the 1970s”
Before & After: Michael Dease
Michael Dease didn’t take up trombone until age 17. Nine months after switching from saxophone, the Augusta, Ga., native entered Juilliard’s inaugural 2001 jazz class, … Read More “Before & After: Michael Dease”
JazzTimes 10: Essential Jazz Flute Albums
The flute is almost universally regarded as a secondary instrument in jazz. Only a handful of players claim it as their main axe, and if … Read More “JazzTimes 10: Essential Jazz Flute Albums”
JazzTimes 10: Essential Dollar Brand/Abdullah Ibrahim Recordings
The man once known as Adolphus “Dollar” Brand took several decades, countries, and even incarnations of himself to develop the style that is now immediately identifiable … Read More “JazzTimes 10: Essential Dollar Brand/Abdullah Ibrahim Recordings”
Before & After: Miguel Zenón
Over the course of his distinguished recording career, Miguel Zenón has frequently drawn inspiration from the folk traditions of his native Puerto Rico. On his … Read More “Before & After: Miguel Zenón”
