Profiles

Pianist-composer-bandleader James Williams, one of the true gentlemen of jazz, is known as a consummate bandmember and team player. Beyond the bandstand Williams is one … Read More “James Williams: Spirits Unbound”

There’s a new/old beat on the street and in the shopping malls, and it has a kinship to jazz. But, make no mistake, it’s not … Read More “Squirrel Nut Zippers: Time Bomb”

The new year begins much warmer than usual in New York. Although I love bicycling in the park, 53 degrees on January third just doesn’t … Read More “Sonny Rollins: Summoning the Muse”

When Billie sang “God bless the child that’s got his own” to the woman in the mirror, she had no idea that an aspiring saxophonist … Read More “Ravi Coltrane: Son & Reign”

I catch George Coleman cooking, and for once, it doesn’t involve a saxophone. “Oh yeah, I’m cooking dinner for my daughter,” he says into the … Read More “George Coleman: The Right Ingredients”

Saxophonist David Sanchez’s bilingual skills are not limited to speech. At age 29 this Puerto Riqueno is one of the finest young practitioners of his … Read More “David Sanchez: Vibes Old and New”

Let us now praise those souls who have long languished in relative neglect, sitting stage left in the sax section, providing honk factor in soul-oriented … Read More “Mulligan View: The Baritone Saxophone Band”