Charles Lloyd Archives

Live Review: 46th Umbria Jazz Festival

When you have made many trips to Perugia, Italy for the Umbria Jazz Festival, you never get a sense of which years are bigger than … Read More “Live Review: 46th Umbria Jazz Festival”

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”

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”