Jim Snidero Explores South Korea
Alto saxophonist Jim Snidero is combing through his and his wife’s collection of Korean antiques in their Hell’s Kitchen apartment—a mouri jang chest with bamboo … Read More “Jim Snidero Explores South Korea”
Profiles
Catch up on the careers of the music’s greatest and latest artists.
Ivo Perelman: Adventures of a Well-Recorded Saxophonist
Live in Nuremberg, tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman’s new album on SMP with pianist Matthew Shipp, is his 95th recording under his own name—at least. “I’ve … Read More “Ivo Perelman: Adventures of a Well-Recorded Saxophonist”
Rudresh Mahanthappa: Being a Hero Is Hard Work
Rudresh Mahanthappa left his cape and tights at home. But on this late-January afternoon, he’s leaping into action without them. The alert, brawny sound of … Read More “Rudresh Mahanthappa: Being a Hero Is Hard Work”
An Overdue Ovation for Ernie Watts
Saxophonist Ernie Watts built a career as a bandleader and sideman with one foot in many musical camps, but jazz remains his most abiding love. … Read More “An Overdue Ovation for Ernie Watts”
Nduduzo Makhathini: Divining Signs
As the first South African artist to release an album worldwide on the storied Blue Note label, Nduduzo Makhathini carries a weight of expectation on … Read More “Nduduzo Makhathini: Divining Signs”
Clark Sommers Pivots for Unpredictability
There’s something about jazz musicians from Chicago. A certain physicality mixed with intelligence, as well as a blend of earthiness and urbanity. Bassist Clark Sommers, … Read More “Clark Sommers Pivots for Unpredictability”
Kurt Elling & Danilo Pérez Share the Secrets of Collaboration
Picking at his weight-conscious lunch of Brussels sprouts, blistered shishito peppers, and wine at an Italian place near his Upper West Side Manhattan home, Kurt … Read More “Kurt Elling & Danilo Pérez Share the Secrets of Collaboration”
Hailey Niswanger: The Healing Has Begun
Sometime last year—just a week after completing Vol. 2: Into the Flow, her second album as the leader of the New York-based sextet MAE.SUN—alto and … Read More “Hailey Niswanger: The Healing Has Begun”
Mike Karn: Switching Places in the Band
Bassist Mike Karn has a doppelgänger: a NYC-based saxophonist, strongly influenced by Joe Lovano and Sonny Rollins, who released albums as a leader on Criss … Read More “Mike Karn: Switching Places in the Band”