Roy Haynes: Force of Nature
One of the most powerful natural resources of the jazz world is the kinetic drumming of Roy Haynes. To those veterans of the scene who … Read More “Roy Haynes: Force of Nature”
Profiles
Catch up on the careers of the music’s greatest and latest artists.
Diana Krall: Three into One
By the conclusion of her performance at this year’s North Sea Jazz Festival, Diana Krall left each member of the audience with the impression that … Read More “Diana Krall: Three into One”
Ian Shaw
Ian Shaw is one of England’s top male vocalists who, at age 33, recently took his jazz chops to Los Angeles and wowed both audiences … Read More “Ian Shaw”
T.S. Monk: Family Matters
“For too long, jazz has been like a welfare state,” says T.S. Monk. “There’s been a real defeatist attitude about it. People at the major … Read More “T.S. Monk: Family Matters”
Badal Roy, Trilok Gurtu, Zakir Hussain: Out of India
On the face of it, the world of jazz and classical Indian music might be viewed as fairly strange bedfellows. One is a 20th century … Read More “Badal Roy, Trilok Gurtu, Zakir Hussain: Out of India”
Bill Bruford: Circle Unbroken
Who would have thunk that, in these multifarious, culturally precarious late ’90s, two early icons of British rock drumming would be taking their rightful place … Read More “Bill Bruford: Circle Unbroken”
Max Roach Remembers Tony Williams
The recent, unexpected death of master drummer Anthony Williams came as a terrible shock to his family, friends, and music lovers everywhere. On Thursday, February … Read More “Max Roach Remembers Tony Williams”
Frank Foster: Xpanded Mission
Tenor saxophonist Frank Foster may be as old as he looks, to paraphrase one of the new tunes on his new quartet recording, but there’s … Read More “Frank Foster: Xpanded Mission”
Vincent Herring: Alto Artistry
It was particularly hot in New York that summer of ’83 and this day was more uncomfortable than most. I had just experienced the extreme … Read More “Vincent Herring: Alto Artistry”
