Profiles

“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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

Name a style of jazz—bop, trad, big band, avant garde, even toss in some 20th century classical stuff. Reedman Ken Peplowski has listened to it, … Read More “Ken Peplowski: Spin Control”