Catch up on the careers of the music’s greatest and latest artists.
At 21, Sasha Berliner is already an accomplished vibraphonist, composer, bandleader, and performer. In 2018 she won the first Letter One Rising Stars Jazz Award … Read More “Vibraphonist Sasha Berliner Finds Her Own Groove”
“Could you please hold it a moment?” Abdullah Ibrahim asks, staving off my question. “Just so I can prepare my tea.” We are sitting in … Read More “Abdullah Ibrahim: Grace Under Pressure”
Many tourists who land in Brazil think that bossa nova, the country’s most renowned musical export, is still wafting through the palm trees and pulsing … Read More “Overdue Ovation: A Bossa Nova Pioneer Celebrates His Latest Rebirth”
Derrick Hodge wants to pay tribute to his roots in Philadelphia in a very different way. The bassist and composer is NOT looking to cover … Read More “Derrick Hodge: His Philly State of Mind”
When Geri Allen first contacted Christian Sands about performing the music of Erroll Garner in a tribute to Concert by the Sea at the Monterey … Read More “Christian Sands & the Legacy of Erroll Garner”
Musically adventurous, unafraid to test genre boundaries, and always ultra-stylish, trumpeter Theo Croker offers a musically enlightened take on funk, postbop, and fusion. Born in … Read More “Artist Spotlight: Theo Croker”
Brandon Goldberg’s YouTube channel is filled with videos of the young piano phenom performing publicly with preternatural poise and displaying jaw-dropping musical skill. There’s an … Read More “Brandon Goldberg Is the Little Piano Man”
When Johnny Hodges moved from Boston to New York in the twenties, he began to make the rounds to see where he stood in the … Read More “Benny Carter vs. Johnny Hodges: Who Was Better?”
Michael Gregory Jackson is moving to California. “I’m ready for a change,” he says. “I’ve been living on the coast of Maine, a very idyllic, … Read More “Overdue Ovation: Michael Gregory Jackson is on the Move”
