Ian Coury's Brazilian Jazz Summit puts the mandolin virtuoso front and center, joined by guitarist Marcel Camargo, Michael Ragonese, and Marcelo Bucater. The quartet blends choro tradition with jazz ...
The space is not all that big. “Intimate” is the adjective that comes to mind. Berg and Mann call it “The Grand on State,” a ...
And the Birds Sang is a survivor’s record, and there is no reading it any other way. Jazz In Britain issues it in an edition ...
So here we have a CD for review by a man with long credentials. That can be daunting for a reviewer who may not enjoy or ...
Drummer, composer, bandleader, and vocalist Cindy Blackman Santana (Carlos’s wife) is one of the most powerful drummers in ...
Oliver Rees makes a strong return with his new single “Content”, a song that captures the balance of thoughtful storytelling ...
Smooth-jazz saxophonist Gerald Albright is returning for a third go-round as the featured performer for Art Porter Music ...
The Illharmonic Orchestra's performances blend hip-hop lyricism with classical instrumentation, and feature all-Black musical ...
Swedish jazz multi-instrumentalist Gunhild Carling, known for playing three trumpets simultaneously, will perform at The Loft ...
KENT, Wash. — After years of complaints about the deafening noise, Kent finally received approval to silence routine train whistles through downtown. For many, the piercing blasts have been an ...
So it only serves to fit that the music should be horn-y, too. Horn instruments, brass and woodwind, have long been part of the ethos, since even before there was anything called rock. They were ...
“It is the story of a number of things – of the gap between the man’s musical ability and his ability to fit it to his own life; of the difference between the demands of expression and the demands of ...