BEST GROUPS
Acoustic Small Group/Artist
Vijay Iyer Trio
Ambrose Akinmusire
Charles Lloyd
JD Allen
Electric/Jazz-Rock/Contemporary Group/Artist
Bill Frisell
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
Chris Potter Circuits Trio
Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl*
Pat Metheny Side-Eye*
Big Band/Large Ensemble
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Sun Ra Arkestra
Miho Hazama
Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra*
Christian McBride Big Band*
Taurey Butler finds a home away from home
One of the most generous aspects of interviewing British-born Hammond B-3 organist and electric pianist Brian Auger—the toast of Swinging London’s soul-jazz scene and a … Read More “Brian Auger”
The last time Hilario Duran, the 69-year-old Cuban Canadian piano master and composer, teamed up with another pianist was in 2017, when he performed duets … Read More “Cuba Across the Generations”
“Midnight Waves,” a highlight of Joey Alexander’s sixth album, Origin, describes the nocturnal ocean off Bali, where the teenaged pianist and his parents returned home … Read More “The Next Step”
