2018 Newport Jazz Festival: Special Recap
In between bouts of torrential rain and sticky heat, hundreds of musicians played for tens of thousands of listeners over the course of three days … Read More “2018 Newport Jazz Festival: Special Recap”
Reviews
Live Review: 2018 Playboy Jazz Festival
The Playboy Jazz Festival celebrated its 40th anniversary at the Hollywood Bowl this year, and since its inauguration, much has changed. The lineup in 1979, … Read More “Live Review: 2018 Playboy Jazz Festival”
New Orleans Celebrates Itself at Jazz Fest
At an event before the 49th New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, producer Quint Davis announced that Jazz Fest would not be focusing on a … Read More “New Orleans Celebrates Itself at Jazz Fest”
Charles Lloyd New Quartet: Passin’ Thru (Blue Note)
Passin’ Thru marks a decade for saxophonist/flutist Charles Lloyd’s “New Quartet” featuring pianist Jason Moran, bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland. (The name differentiates … Read More “Charles Lloyd New Quartet: Passin’ Thru (Blue Note)”
Jazz at the 2017 Spoleto Festival USA
Dee Dee Bridgewater didn’t exactly say that a diva can sing any damn thing she pleases. But she came close. Kicking off the Wells Fargo … Read More “Jazz at the 2017 Spoleto Festival USA”
Charles Lloyd & the Marvels: I Long to See You
In 2015, after 25 years with ECM, where he created one of the lasting bodies of work in modern jazz, Charles Lloyd moved to Blue … Read More “Charles Lloyd & the Marvels: I Long to See You”
Charles Lloyd: A Wild, Blatant Truth by Josef Woodard
Josef Woodard’s Charles Lloyd: A Wild, Blatant Truth is an unauthorized biography. But it’s hard to imagine any authorized volume providing richer perspectives on one … Read More “Charles Lloyd: A Wild, Blatant Truth by Josef Woodard”
Charles Lloyd: Wild Man Dance
On the cusp of his 77th birthday, saxophonist Charles Lloyd is of an age and stature where people seek to fete and frame the spellbinding … Read More “Charles Lloyd: Wild Man Dance”
Field Notes: Charles Lloyd at the Village Vanguard
A cause for celebration as the iconic venue turns 80
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Charles Lloyd: Manhattan Stories
The claims that producers make for their own projects cannot always be taken straight to the bank, but Zev Feldman’s remark about Manhattan Stories is … Read More “Charles Lloyd: Manhattan Stories”