T he legendary comedian and actor Jackie Gleason often listed “musician,” “composer” and “conductor” as a part of his ...

Life looks good in La Jolla, California. The bay where it sits, 12 miles north of San Diego, has the white sand beach of your … Read More “Review: Tord Gustavsen Trio Live in La Jolla at the Athenaeum ...

F rom 1969 through the late ’90s, listeners to jazz radio in England, Germany, Denmark, Holland and other European countries heard one of the most … Read More “British Jazz Singer Sandra King, Called ...

A fter a humid summer of Aaron Diehl, Ron Carter and the like in celebration of Miles Davis’s centenary, 92NY marches into autumn in New … Read More “I Can See for Miles: 92NY Continues Miles Davis ...

At New York’s Café Carlyle in May, the “punk-vaudeville” band Nancy And Beth thought broadly. In addition to touching on jazz, country, soul, and gospel, the proceedings included choreographed dance ...

J ust because we’re deep in autumn’s serenade for John Coltrane’s 100th birthday doesn’t mean we can’t break off some love and respect for Thelonious … Read More "From Paris and New York, Live, with L ...

Perhaps you’ve read my commentary on Pat Metheny’s new Side-Eye album. But there’s more guitar this season. As a start, here are four releases from the first quarter of 2026 that set the bar high and ...

We’re heading toward the end of 2025 and tallying up lists, which might take a few different forms here as December unfolds. But this first list is mine — no committee, no poll, just my subjective ...

Considering the cataclysmic nature of his impact and the high regard in which his compositions are held, it’s remarkable how seldom Ornette Coleman gets covered. Part of the reason is that the changes ...

This exemplary release pairs a fine record of an underappreciated giant (Marsh) with an essential piece of jazz history-the definitive 1949 recordings by Tristano’s sextet featuring Marsh, Lee Konitz, ...

n Labor Day weekend, downtown Detroit’s Hart Plaza overflowed with jazz fans eager to hear local and national musicians at the 47th annual Detroit Jazz Festival (September 4–7). One of the few major ...

Husband-and-wife team pianist-arranger Chip Crawford and singer Eve Cornelious are highly schooled artists who feel compelled to demonstrate their hip erudition in every bar of their music. The result ...