The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and trumpeter and composer Alexandra Ridout. This September, the Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT Music) celebrates its 23rd year across New York City. Curated by Dave Douglas, the 2025 [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and bassist, bandleader, and educator Randy Wong of The WAITIKI 7. The ensemble’s latest album, Exotica Reborn: In Studio and Live at House Without A Key, will be released on [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and vocalist, songwriter, and cultural commentator Dara Starr Tucker. Her latest album, Time Wouldn’t Wait, will be released on 15 August 2025 via Green Hill, featuring Gary Versace (piano), Simon [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and vocalist, composer, producer, and Brontosaurus Records owner Lauren Henderson. Her latest album, Sonidos, was released on 1 August via Brontosaurus. Links to purchase the album and to her personal [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and trombonist/composer Jason Forsythe and trumpeter/producer Brian Lynch. It’s About Time, their new album featuring a sextet of Lynch on trumpet and flugelhorn, Walt Weiskopf on tenor saxophone, Steve Davis [...]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and musicians Sean Jones and Alicia Olatuja, a trumpeter and vocalist respectively. Live in Johannesburg is their new album with NYO Jazz, Carnegie Hall’s national youth jazz orchestra, featuring twenty-two [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
