The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and pianist and composer Gonzalo Rubalcaba. His new album, First Meeting: Live at Dizzy’s Club, a collaboration with saxophonist Chris Potter, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Eric Harland, was released [...]
The following is jazz journalist Morgan Enos’s interview with flautist, composer, and bandleader Elsa Nilsson. She’s a member of Esthesis Quartet – alongside pianist Dawn Clement, bassist Emma Dayhuff, and drummer Tina Raymond – whose new album, Sound & Fury, [...]
“Stuff’s playing jumped out at me instantly,” remembers violinist Matt Holborn, who recently released an album, “For Stuff”, celebrating the pre-eminent, Ohio-born violinist. Stuff Smith will also be the focus of forthcoming concerts in the West Country, at Pizza Express [...]
This first of a pair of articles about Ray Brown by bassist John Goldsby. He surveys Ray Brown’s legacy through UKJN’s ten tracks format. John Goldsby recently bid farewell to the WDR Big Band, wrapping up a stellar 30-year collaboration. [...]
A good principle to live by as a musician – though one realistically honoured more in the breach than the observance – is to keep quiet unless you can find something more beautiful to play than the silence. And so [...]
The following is jazz journalist Morgan Enos’s interview with harpist, composer, and bandleader Brandee Younger. Her new album, Gadabout Season, featuring bassist-producer Rashaan Carter and drummer Allan Mednard, as well as guests Shabaka, Courtney Bryan, Niia, and Josh Johnson, was [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and Chilean vocalist, guitarist, and composer Camila Meza. Her new album, Portal, released 30 May via GroundUp Music, features the core band of pianist and co-producer Shai Maestro, drummer Ofri [...]
The following is an interview with arranger and bandleader Mark Masters. His ensemble’s new albums, Sam Rivers 100 and Dance, Eternal Spirits, Dance!, pay homage to two singular tenor saxophonists and composers: Sam Rivers and Billy Harper. Links to Masters’ [...]
The following is an interview with Russian-born, New York-based jazz vocalist, bandleader, songwriter, and educator Svetlana. Her new EP, Reel to Remix: Night at the Movies Reimagined – a reimagining of her 2019 album Night at the Movies – was [...]
From picturesque Norwegian tram rides to late-night London listening sessions, Kamasi Washington’s music has soundtracked moments of stillness, heartbreak and growth for musician and radio presenter, Rowan Flack. As she traces the spiritual and emotional depth of Washington’s discography, she [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and pianist, composer, arranger, educator, and lecturer Eric Scott Reed. His new album, Out Late, featuring trumpeter Nicholas Payton, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Joe Farnsworth, [...]
Composer and violinist Layale Chaker was raised on the verge of multiple musical streams in her native Lebanon. Her vibrant sound universe lies at the intersection of classical contemporary music, jazz, Arabic music, and improvisation. A 2020-2022 Jerome Hill Fellow, [...]
The following is jazz journalist Morgan Enos’ review of the U.S. premiere of Carla Bley’s Escalator Over the Hill, at the New School in New York City, on May 2. Despite the event being more than a half-century in the [...]
Bass player Huw V Williams, originally hailing from rural North Wales, has collaborated with musicians in the field of jazz and improvised music including Jim Black, Huw Warren, Jeff Williams, Laura Jurd, Emma Frank and Ivo Neame. As well as [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and pianist/composer Shai Maestro. His new album, Solo: Miniatures & Tales, was released 2 May via naïve records. Links to stream the album and to Maestro’s website can be found [...]
Muhammad Dawjee is a South African saxophonist, composer, researcher & educator from the indian apartheid group-area, Laudium, on the western outskirts of Pretoria. He sees improvisation as a research process and has collaborated with Dr Abdullah Ibrahim, Andile Yenana and [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and Israel-born, New York-based guitarist/composer Gilad Hekselman. His new album with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Marcus Gilmore, Downhill From Here, was released 25 April via La Reserve Records. Links [...]
UK Saxophonist Dan Forshaw is renowned for captivating performances and dynamic stage presence. His global career spans big bands, jazz quartets, and collaborations with cathedral choirs, thrilling audiences worldwide. A sought-after educator, Dan teaches saxophone at the University of Cambridge [...]
The following is jazz journalist Morgan Enos’s interview with pianist and electronicist Vijay Iyer and trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith. Their second duo album, Defiant Life, was released 21 March via ECM Records. Links to purchase the album, and [...]
American pianist Noah Haidu is an in-demand pianist who gained the attention of the jazz world through live appearances and recordings with heavyweights such as Mike Stern, Ambrose Akinmusire, Jon Irabagon, Vincent Herring, Eddie Henderson, and Duane Eubanks. He has [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and jazz pianist, organist, composer, and arranger Larry Goldings. His new album, I Will, featuring bassist Karl McComas-Reichl and drummer Christian Euman, was released 14 February via Sam First Records. [...]
For years Peter Eldridge has remained at the forefront of both the singer-songwriter and jazz realms as a vocalist, pianist, composer, and arranger. Peter was head of the Manhattan School of Music’s jazz voice department for eighteen years and is [...]
American clarinettist Sam Sadigursky has released 11 acclaimed albums as a leader (New Amsterdam Records, Brooklyn Jazz Underground, and Adhyâropa Records), and appears on over 60 albums as a side musician, including on numerous Grammy nominees and winners, most recently [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and saxophonist Matthew Muñeses with harpist Riza Printup. Their new album, Pag-Ibig Ko Vol. 1, will be released 4 April via Irabbagast Records. Links to both artists’ websites can be [...]
