A Man for All Seasons: Alto Saxophonist David Sanborn Returns With a New Album
In many ways, David Sanborn's career shouldn't work. The alto saxophonist will play with just about ... Read More »
Chicago Underground Dive Into the Laptop-Jazz Vortex
The fusion of jazz and electronics hasn't been a particularly fertile one -- particularly when you ... Read More »
Jazz Pianist Hiromi Travels Light on Her New Solo Album
About a month ago, I reviewed an Oscar Peterson tribute that took place at Carnegie Hall. It was a ... Read More »
Packing Them In at NYC Winter Jazzfest
Jazz festivals typically take on one of two forms: One is big production events where multi-stage ... Read More »
Is Avant-Jazz Pianist Matthew Shipp His Own Worst Enemy?
Matthew Shipp has a great new solo album coming out, but it's his mouth that once again causes a ... Read More »
Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2009
It's that time of year again where I take a moment to look back and try and piece it all together ... Read More »
Esperanza Spalding Continues to Shine in '09 as Jazz's Bright New Star
Covering jazz usually relegates me to covering small club gigs and jazz festivals. Yet there was ... Read More »
Three Jazz Pianists Pay Tribute to Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson will always be remembered as one of jazz's greatest pianists thanks to an indelible ... Read More »
Putting the Cool in Yule: Classic and New Holiday Jazz
Christmas music is as much a part of the holiday season for many of us as the decorations, trees and ... Read More »
Monk and the Baroness: An Interview With Documentarian Hannah Rothschild
Hannah Rothschild talks about her new documentary, 'The Jazz Baroness,' to be shown on HBO2. Check ... Read More »
Jazz Saxophonist Myron Walden Returns With New 'Momentum'
Jazz has had its fair share of players who have put their careers on hold to do some woodshedding. ... Read More »
Django Reinhardt New York Festival Celebrates Its 10th Year
The impact of Sinti gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt is hard to overestimate. He is in the pantheon ... Read More »
Composer and Arranger Gerald Wilson: The Big-Band Sage
It's not often that you get to talk to someone 91 years old, not to mention one who has played, ... Read More »
Jazz to Be Seen and Heard: New Series of 'Jazz Icons' DVDs
I've always been less than ecstatic to sit at home and watch live jazz performances on TV. As ... Read More »
Wayne Wallace: Trombonist on the Run
It's hard to know where to begin with San Francisco-based trombonist Wayne Wallace. Since going ... Read More »
Jazz Guitarist Joe Morris Does It His Way
A jazz artist who balances a sharp ear for melody with an intellect inspired by improvisation's ... Read More »
