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The Roots Keyboardist Ray Angry Joins Vocalist Ryan Shaw on the New Release OFF Broadway - JazzTimes
Without knowing it, pianist-keyboardist Ray Angry and vocalist Ryan Shaw have traveled parallel paths, professionally and musically. Angry is a member of The Roots, and … Read More "The Roots Keyboardist Ray Angry Joins Vocalist Ryan Shaw on the New Release OFF Broadway"
Playwrights Patricia McGregor and Colman Domingo Shine a Light on Nat Cole - JazzTimes
Though widely beloved as the smoothest of MOR pop crooners with ballads such as “Unforgettable” and “Mona Lisa,” uptempo tracks like “Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of … Read More "Playwrights Patricia McGregor and Colman Domingo Shine a Light on Nat Cole"
Harmolodically Yours: A Talk with Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Dave Bryant - JazzTimes
When innovative post-jazz keyboardist Dave Bryant brought his latest album, Wire and Bone, from concept to album to a recent tour, he did so with … Read More "Harmolodically Yours: A Talk with Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Dave Bryant"
Buddy Rich and the “Bird and Diz” Album: The Controversy Continues - JazzTimes
A good deal of the controversy that surrounded Buddy Rich, a.k.a. “The World’s Greatest Drummer,” during his seven-decade career had more to do with his … Read More "Buddy Rich and the “Bird and Diz” Album: The Controversy Continues"
Ken Peplowski and Diego Figueiredo: Duo Summit in Tampa - JazzTimes
Jazz standards, Swing Era classics, bossa nova, blues, movie themes and Beatles songs all figure into the repertoire shared by clarinetist-saxophonist Ken Peplowski and Brazilian … Read More "Ken Peplowski and Diego Figueiredo: Duo Summit in Tampa"
Jazz, Kung Fu and the Mudd Club: A Day in the Life of José James - JazzTimes
Here’s a bubble-sheet questionnaire to start your day. Is vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist José James: One: An old-soul jazz guy working through the idiom of … Read More "Jazz, Kung Fu and the Mudd Club: A Day in the Life of José James"
Remy Le Boeuf and Danielle Wertz: New Album Launch at The Jazz Gallery - JazzTimes
When Denmark’s Nordkraft Big Band started a dialogue about a vocal project with its current Chief Conductor, Remy Le Boeuf, the noted saxophonist and composer … Read More "Remy Le Boeuf and Danielle Wertz: New Album Launch at The Jazz Gallery"
Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez: Meeting in the Rhythm - JazzTimes
Béla Fleck, the 18-time Grammy winner who has completely reinvented the banjo, is nonetheless a self-described “jazz dilettante.” He isn’t used to the breakneck pace … Read More "Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez: Meeting in the Rhythm"
Honorees and Heroes Selected for the Annual JJA Jazz Awards - JazzTimes
For 24 years, the Jazz Journalists Association has lauded the accomplishments of musicians, writers and others who contribute to the music through the JJA Jazz … Read More "Honorees and Heroes Selected for the Annual JJA Jazz Awards"
Jazz-Cabaret Icon Ute Lemper Gets Groovy on a New Celebration of Kurt Weill - JazzTimes
It’s a tad jarring when Ute Lemper — cabaret’s reigning figure, a vocalist of great drama and severity, a woman who has put the work … Read More "Jazz-Cabaret Icon Ute Lemper Gets Groovy on a New Celebration of Kurt Weill"
Mark Guiliana’s Drum Masterclass and Solo Performance in Birkenhead (Merseyside, England) - JazzTimes
Birkenhead sounds like a random place for a drummer of Mark Guiliana’s renown to give a concert and masterclass. But it’s directly across the River … Read More "Mark Guiliana’s Drum Masterclass and Solo Performance in Birkenhead (Merseyside, England)"
Kurt Rosenwinkel and Jean-Paul Brodbeck Take On Brahms - JazzTimes
Given that he charted the direction of modern jazz guitar and launched a thousand imitators, Kurt Rosenwinkel could carry himself with self-seriousness and hardly anyone … Read More "Kurt Rosenwinkel and Jean-Paul Brodbeck Take On Brahms"
Melissa Errico’s Early Jazz/Ragtime Reverie Focuses on Immigrants and World War I - JazzTimes
In her professional lifetime to date, jazzy vocalist and actress Melissa Errico has played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Cosette in Les Misérables’ and … Read More "Melissa Errico’s Early Jazz/Ragtime Reverie Focuses on Immigrants and World War I"
Live: The International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert in Abu Dhabi! - JazzTimes
Join JazzTimes on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 for the live webcast of the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert in Abu Dhabi! The stream below … Read More "Live: The International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert in Abu Dhabi!"
Amy Irving’s Genre-Smashing Take on the Songs of Willie Nelson - JazzTimes
Though beloved for roles on film and stage — the Criterion Collection’s new re-release of her starring vehicle, Crossing Delancey, still proves to be one … Read More "Amy Irving’s Genre-Smashing Take on the Songs of Willie Nelson"