This concert was above all a reminder of what a very great, relevant and many-faceted composer Maria Schneider is. “Data Lords”, NPR’s jazz album of 2020, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize (*) in 2021, is a big and ambitious work. [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and alto saxophonist, composer, and author Jim Snidero. His new album, Bird Feathers, a tribute to Charlie Parker, features bassist Peter Washington and drummer Joe Farnsworth, and was released 21 [...]
A relatively little-heard but canonical classic of the solo jazz piano repertoire, Paul Bley’s ‘Open, to love’ forms a vital part of what amounted to producer Manfred Eicher’s quest to find a particular acoustic setting for an instrument that was [...]
“First and foremost let me thank my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Secondly, this moment right here. I’ll bang this drum a bunch of times and I’ll continue to do so until the entire country gets it. This moment right [...]
Drummer John Alvey has been a regular of the Nashville jazz scene and roots music scene for a decade. He can be found playing in different musical incarnations in Nashville or on the road and has worked with Joel Frahm, [...]
Both the title and cover art of Julie Walkington and Jim Howard’s debut release as a duo evoke thoughts of a peaceful, relaxing, isolated rural environment. Track titles such as “Catching the Dawn,” “Lonely Road” and “Off the Beaten Track” [...]
