Rant ‘N’ Roll: Jazz
Trilogy (Stretch Records/Concord Jazz), by Chick Corea, is a milestone recording in the piano legend’s 50-year career chronicling a world tour in trio format with master musicians (and leaders in their own ... Read More...
Rant ‘N’ Roll: Jazz Festival
Arguably the greatest jazz album of 2011 was When The Heart Emerges Glistening, a masterful debut from composer/trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, born and raised in Oakland, California. It had everything and wa... Read More...
Rant ‘N’ Roll: Jazzin’ It
The New York band of trumpeter Ralph Alessi is perfect for his mysterioso pilgrimages into outer and inner space on Baida (ECM). Time itself is altered on the title-track. It stands still, then seemingly mo... Read More...
Rant ‘N’ Roll: Two Jazz Legends – Still Kickin’
I’m as guilty as the next jazz fan of listening mostly to dead guys. Monk, Miles, Mingus, Pops, Diz and Bird rule my roost. This doesn’t exactly perpetuate the future of the music. Be it known there are gen... Read More...
Rant ‘N’ Roll: Jazz Alive And Well In 2012
My cousin Marla Kleman lives, breathes, eats and sleeps jazz. A former radio DJ, she now works at Scullers, Boston’s legendary jazz club. As a kid, Sarah Vaughan befriended her and called her “Little One.” ... Read More...
Rant ‘N’ Roll: Jazzin’ It
For only his eighth studio album since his 1983 Suddenly debut, multi-instrumentalist native New Yorker Marcus Miller, 63, (the man who wrote “Tutu” for Miles Davis) is back with the absolutely stunning and... Read More...
Alyssa Graham: Defying The Industry
After an incident with a bossy label-rep and time spent studying at New England Conservatory, this jazz artist has never been more convinced of her goals. Despite the pressures of the music industry, Alyssa Gra... Read More...
Interview with Trombone Shorty: Born In The Tradition
When Troy Andrews was four years old, he was onstage in his historic sixth ward New Orleans neighborhood now known as Treme. By five, he was jamming with Bo Diddley. By seven, he went around the world. It s... Read More...
Interview with Tosin Abasi from Animals As Leaders: Caged Beast
Instrumentalism has long been a haven for progressive and experimental musics. By casting off the confines of vocally-driven styles, guitar virtuosos like Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson hav... Read More...
