Catch up on the careers of the music’s greatest and latest artists.
The legend of Lester Koenig—record collector, bon vivant, screenwriter, film producer, friend to Hollywood’s famous—looms larger than a hundred books, let alone a few words … Read More “The Sound of Contemporary Records”
I’m trying to play the truth of what I am,” Charles Mingus once told Nat Hentoff. “The reason it’s difficult is because I’m changing all … Read More “Charles Mingus at 100: The Legacy Continues”
Growing up in Brazil, Gui Duvignau says that he couldn’t help but be influenced by the music of guitarist/composer Baden Powell. “He’s not that well-known … Read More “Gui Duvignau Translates the Powell Doctrine”
Black, Brown and Beige, the jewel of Duke Ellington’s extended jazz compositions, “is probably less heard [than] any musical work of comparable reputation,” wrote critic … Read More “Duke Ellington’s Black, Brown and Beige Revisited”
In the mid-1970s, a young musician playing fretless electric bass started a groundbreaking career in jazz fusion as a session musician, solo recording artist, and … Read More “Overdue Ovation: Percy Jones Is Still Reaching for New Challenges”
The bass guitar and the symphony orchestra may strike some as strange bedfellows. But it’s not like they’ve never met before. Every now and again, … Read More “Victor Wooten Adds Concerto Composer to His Résumé”
Sometimes you honor tradition, and sometimes, if you’re lucky, you recognize that you’ve become part of it. For their self-titled debut album, released in 2015, … Read More “The Artifacts Trio Represents Deep Chicago Roots”
If Jesse Palter’s brisk, buoyant composition “Spinning ’Round” sounds familiar to you on first listen, there’s a reason for that: Other jazz singers like it … Read More “Jesse Palter Returns to Jazz”
Paying tribute to Sérgio Mendes with a spirited sound that blends jazz improvisation, Uruguayan candombe, and breezy Airto/Flora-esque pop is never a bad thing. Just … Read More “Brasuka Moves Beyond Sérgio Mendes”
