Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:35:54 GMT
"To Kill A Wind-Up Bird," off of multi-instrumentalist and composer Patrick Shiroishi's upcoming solo album Hidemi, layers saxophone and woodwinds in a frantic, yet controlled splatter.
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:58:34 GMT
A founder of the Newport Folk Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — and perhaps the most important jazz impresario of all time — died Monday.
Wed, 08 Sep 2021 22:10:12 GMT
Schaap was one of the leading jazz scholars in America and the genre's foremost evangelist. He died at 70, after a long battle with cancer.
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 18:59:25 GMT
With help from guitarist Jeff Parker and flutist De'Sean Jones, Chicago-based drummer and producer Makaya McCraven modernizes a song from Jack Wilson's album Easterly Winds.
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:00:26 GMT
A longtime touring member of The Rolling Stones, Tim Ries says his favorite nights were the ones without a show — when he and Watts would sneak into town to play the music they loved most.
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:00:25 GMT
The versatile and impassioned singer was ready to throw in the towel until she heard a message in a Nina Simone song that told her, "You're going be fine. I understand how you feel. Keep going."
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 15:59:23 GMT
Equal parts torch song and funeral dirge, it's a raw and pining anthem whose heartbreak slowly seeps in as the organ crawls beneath Lady Blackbird's sorrowful vocals.
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:27:13 GMT
"Formwela 10" is one of Spalding's more enchanting spells: a shape-shifting chamber invention that ponders the question of what we ask of one another in the course of romantic exchange.
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:01:00 GMT
John Coltrane rarely performed the music from A Love Supreme after its release at the end of 1964 – meaning even the most ardent Coltrane-ologists have been unaware of the existence of these tapes.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:34:20 GMT
The tri-city free-jazz band expands and distorts the shape of melody, noise and heart-thumping rhythm.
Wed, 18 Aug 2021 18:58:53 GMT
The four-voiced juggernaut explores the edges of jazz and pop. "Wisteria" is a love letter of sorts for the vocal ensemble and what it represents.
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 12:00:57 GMT
Redman's angular melody entwines with a countermelody by Ron Miles on cornet, as bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade percolate the groove.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 15:55:46 GMT
Jazz Night visits Portland to ride along with the non-profit Montavilla Jazz and its door-to-door music festival, including a lovely set by trumpeter Charlie Porter.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 12:00:56 GMT
This #NowPlaying discovery of Freakquencee comes to us from this year's Tiny Desk Contest.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:12:00 GMT
We take you to the Exit Zero Jazz Festival with three sets from: piano prodigy Matthew Whitaker; New Orleans vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, and master conguero Pedrito Martinez.