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Lisa Mezzacappa's Queen Bee Label Continues an Album-Per-Month Rollout - JazzTimes
It was a homecoming of sorts when Lisa Mezzacappa curated four nights at The Stone in late July. The bassist grew up in Staten Island … Read More "Lisa Mezzacappa’s Queen Bee Label Continues an Album-Per-Month Rollout"
At 42nd and Wilshire: Rachael & Vilray’s Cool Cali Jazz Celebration of Stagey NYC Musicals, Courtesy West of Broadway - JazzTimes
From performing their new song “Off Broadway” with guest partner Stephen Colbert on The Late Show to getting the keys to the verdant, limited-access Gramercy … Read More "At 42nd and Wilshire: Rachael & Vilray’s Cool Cali Jazz Celebration of Stagey NYC Musicals, Courtesy West of Broadway"
Vocal Duo Ramon & Jessica Commune with Gertrude Stein’s Spirit on Roses are Blue - JazzTimes
Ever since vocalists, multi-instrumentalists and composers Dina Maccabee and Jesse Olsen Bay got together in 2004 to become Ramon & Jessica, the lovely toned pair … Read More "Vocal Duo Ramon & Jessica Commune with Gertrude Stein’s Spirit on Roses are Blue"
If John Zorn Writes a Slew of Gorgeous Acoustic Guitar Music, Recruits the Finest Players in the World to Record It, and Not a Ton of People Hear It, Did It Happen? - JazzTimes
Guitarist Julian Lage came through Leeds, United Kingdom, near where I live, on November 23, 2024. This was Lage’s long-awaited solo acoustic tour, the one … Read More "If John Zorn Writes a Slew of Gorgeous Acoustic Guitar Music, Recruits the Finest Players in the World to Record It, and Not a Ton of People Hear It, Did It Happen?"
Joseph Daley, Harlem-to-Hackensack Jazz Tuba Player, Trombonist and Composer, Dies at 75 - JazzTimes
Joseph Daley, the low-key yet legendary tuba player, trombonist, euphonist, composer, educator and toast of the downtown New York loft scene, died on August 3 … Read More "Joseph Daley, Harlem-to-Hackensack Jazz Tuba Player, Trombonist and Composer, Dies at 75"
Saxophonist-Producer Ori Kaplan’s Global Jazz Jam 33 Degrees, One EP at a Time - JazzTimes
Long before he turned his beloved Balkan Beat Box ensemble into an ancient-yet-modern MIDI-Middle Eastern hip-hop sensation with its positive politics to match its good … Read More "Saxophonist-Producer Ori Kaplan’s Global Jazz Jam 33 Degrees, One EP at a Time"
From Family Guy to Frank: Animation King and Vocalist Seth MacFarlane Presents Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements - JazzTimes
What sort of world is it where the multi-hyphenate behind pop culture’s bawdiest social critiques can also be a suave singer hellbent on shedding new … Read More "From Family Guy to Frank: Animation King and Vocalist Seth MacFarlane Presents Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements"
Chuck Mangione, Flugelhorn Player, Trumpeter and “Feels So Good” Hitmaker, Dies at 84 - JazzTimes
Jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player and composer Chuck Mangione — the man behind the pop-jazz instrumental crossover Top 10 hit “Feels So Good,” and an animated … Read More "Chuck Mangione, Flugelhorn Player, Trumpeter and “Feels So Good” Hitmaker, Dies at 84"
The Ever-Expansive Kurt Elling Goes to Broadway, and Much More - JazzTimes
No conversation with Kurt Elling could ever go in a single direction. The progressive baritone vocalist, with a predilection for post-bop vocalese, soulful scat, mad … Read More "The Ever-Expansive Kurt Elling Goes to Broadway, and Much More"
On About Ghosts, Mary Halvorson Features Sinewy Reeds with Amaryllis, Her Band of Renown - JazzTimes
I don’t plan one step ahead,” says guitarist and composer Mary Halvorson, chilling between tour dates in her New York home. “I don’t do a … Read More "On About Ghosts, Mary Halvorson Features Sinewy Reeds with Amaryllis, Her Band of Renown"
A New Language: Carlos Niño, Nate Mercereau and Josh Johnson Bring “Freedom of Movement” to Openness Trio - JazzTimes
The best thing about speaking with guitarist-sampler Nate Mercereau and percussionist Carlos Niño — two friends and producers who share the new Openness Trio recording … Read More "A New Language: Carlos Niño, Nate Mercereau and Josh Johnson Bring “Freedom of Movement” to Openness Trio"
Cleo Laine, Jazz Vocalist and Tony-Nominated Theater Actress, Dies at 97 - JazzTimes
Cleo Laine, the United Kingdom’s most renowned jazz singer and theater actress with credits in London’s West End as well as Broadway, died July 24 … Read More "Cleo Laine, Jazz Vocalist and Tony-Nominated Theater Actress, Dies at 97"
Jimmy Greene Plays Through the Blues to Get to the Gold - JazzTimes
Saxophonist-composer Jimmy Greene will tell you exactly how he is feeling. Frank, sensitive, Greene sounds restlessly but serenely at peace with the harshest topic there … Read More "Jimmy Greene Plays Through the Blues to Get to the Gold"
Words and Images from the 45th Edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival - JazzTimes
Soaking in the sights and sounds of the Montreal International Jazz Festival was a true joy! Here are some of the moments I captured for JazzTimes, … Read More "Words and Images from the 45th Edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival"
Drummer Joey Waronker and LA Studio Visionary Pete Min Unfurl Genreless Post-Jazz on their New Colorfield Release, King King - JazzTimes
The noirish notion of “fantastic LA” may have commenced when Jim Morrison sang of bloody red sunsets for The Doors’ “Peace Frog.” But that wild … Read More "Drummer Joey Waronker and LA Studio Visionary Pete Min Unfurl Genreless Post-Jazz on their New Colorfield Release, King King"
Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich: Behind the Making of Burnin’ Beat (Verve, 1962) - JazzTimes
Decades after their respective deaths, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich are still synonymous with jazz drumming. There’s a new book on Krupa, reissues being released, … Read More "Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich: Behind the Making of Burnin’ Beat (Verve, 1962)"
At Stadtgarten Köln, Chamber Trio Brings Intense Focus to a Single Note - JazzTimes
Nestled in one of Köln’s oldest parks, hidden behind a popular restaurant and sprawling beer garden, is a 120-seat theater which has been a center … Read More "At Stadtgarten Köln, Chamber Trio Brings Intense Focus to a Single Note"
Hive Mind: Saxophonist Joshua Redman and Pianist Paul Cornish Talk New Releases and Working Together - JazzTimes
On a Sunday afternoon in June, 21st-century saxophone colossus Joshua Redman and his new quartet’s lyrical pianist Paul Cornish are getting ready for an evening’s … Read More "Hive Mind: Saxophonist Joshua Redman and Pianist Paul Cornish Talk New Releases and Working Together"
Jazztopad NYC Festival 2025: Cultural Exchanges - JazzTimes
The setting was composer/trumpeter/santoor player/vocalist Amir ElSaffar’s Maqām Studio in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood on a Monday evening. It was midway through the ninth instantiation … Read More "Jazztopad NYC Festival 2025: Cultural Exchanges"
In Time for Summer, Blue Note Releases New Single from Norah Jones and John Legend - JazzTimes
For every summertime fling, there is a song that laments its fleeting passion and jubilation. Over the decades, writing about bittersweet seasonal romance has been … Read More "In Time for Summer, Blue Note Releases New Single from Norah Jones and John Legend"