John Watson writes: I have long admired the creativity and keyboard eloquence of Brad Mehldau, but opportunities to photograph him have been few. However, for the first volume of his autobiography (link to Scott Flanigan’s review below), I was able [...]
In his sleeve notes to this, the second album by Swiss super-trio Helveticus, Manfred Papst wryly observes that the three musicians “could be grandfather, father and son”. In terms of their ages they are indeed separated by several generations, but [...]
The Cheltenham Jazz Festival has has always presented a wide range of jazz and genres of near-jazz music in the main festival. But for those who like their jazz at the more adventurous end of the spectrum, there is no [...]
Hearing this beautifully absorbing short set, it seems surprising that trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and pianist and organist Amina Claudine Myers’ musical paths have not crossed more often. Both were associated with earliest days of the Chicago-based Association for the [...]
