To honor the drummer's centennial, more than three dozen musicians who worked with the peerless bandleader share their memories of Bu
LESSONS
Donald Brown: I learned to be on time. To be a man of your word. How to pace the sets and the solos. How to carry yourself on and off the bandstand. How to present yourself individually as well as collectively as a band. How to stand up for what you believe.
Between 1987 and 2000, before a combo of rheumatoid arthritis and rotator cuff surgeries on both shoulders made pianistic expression complicated, Donald Brown recorded 14 … Read More “Donald Brown: An Underrecognized Mind”
Performing with others, for in-the-flesh listeners in real time, requires one to think like an architect, and like a psychologist too. That, at least, is … Read More “Lawrence Sieberth Creates His Own European Quartet”
At 8:01 p.m. sharp on September 30 at Brooklyn’s Roulette Intermedia, Sylvie Courvoisier launched her first COVID-era public concert for six masked, socially distanced witnesses … Read More “Sylvie Courvoisier Is a Serious Player”
One night in L.A. a few years ago, John Beasley found himself occupying the “second keyboard” chair alongside Herbie Hancock, an artist who had always … Read More “John Beasley Reflects on Miles, Herbie, and (of Course) Monk”
