The true jazz experience happens onstage in front of an audience—our concert and festival reviewers take you there.
Besides the funky ferocity of his bass playing, Jamaaladeen Tacuma is famous for his eclectic sartorial ensembles. As the curator of the Outsiders Improvised & … Read More “Live Review: Outsiders Fest in Philadelphia”
One of the perks of being artistic director at a major American performing arts venue? Putting oneself on the program. But the grand Two Wings: … Read More “Live Review: Jason and Alicia Hall Moran in Washington”
Call it the Jazz at Lincoln Center influence, but the Savannah Music Festival’s annual Jazz Week (March 29-April 5) had a bit more of an … Read More “Live Review: Savannah Music Festival 2019”
Knoxville, Tenn.’s determinedly eclectic Big Ears Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary with a packed long weekend of boundary-stretching music from March 21 to 24. Rather … Read More “Live Review: Big Ears Festival 2019”
Black Mountain College was a noble experiment in progressive education that existed from 1933 until 1957. Its legacy is preserved in downtown Asheville, N.C., by … Read More “Live Review: Fresh Cut Orchestra Plays the Freedom Now Suite in North Carolina”
The 15th annual Winter Jazzfest in New York opened on Friday, Jan. 4 at Le Poisson Rouge with “Thing Called Life: Prince Reimagined,” a concert … Read More “Live Review: New York Winter Jazzfest 2019”
Helsinki in December looks ominous when your plane touches down. At noon, the world is dim in the fog. Black sky descends to the ground. … Read More “Live Review: We Jazz Festival in Helsinki, Finland”
There came an aha moment at the NEC Jazz Orchestra’s Dec. 6 concert in Jordan Hall that doubled as a reminder of why it was … Read More “Live Review: “Vanguard: The Music of Ran Blake” in Boston”
The Art Ensemble of Chicago in full cry, especially on a 50th-anniversary tour, is a powerful way to kick off a jazz festival. That said, … Read More “Live Review: 2018 JazzMi Jazz Festival”
The idea of the avant-garde has always been built around the shock of the new, the unceasing urge to push further, reinvent, or question what’s … Read More “Live Review: 2nd October Revolution in Philadelphia”
