We conclude our series of 2023 Newport Jazz Festival pre-event interviews with a conversation with Christian McBride. Fittingly, our third…
Jazz music has long had an interesting, albeit complicated, relationship with more popular musical forms. Swing bands were the pop…
Often the best music seemingly transports the listener - by the artist’s direction - to another time and place. The…
When one considers a historical museum, thoughts of those no longer with us often come to mind. Figures who made…
Ingrained in jazz, hip hop, punk, gospel, and R&B, tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis has discovered a unique way to…
It takes daring for a producer to lead off a recording with a ballad. When that producer is Marc Free…
When one thinks of lace as a fabric, often their immediate thought is delicacy and fragility. But appearances can be…
Anyone who frequents the Newport Jazz or Folk Facebook groups would likely recognize the name Jack Casey. For the last few years, Casey has…
We continue our conversation with Maestro Hussain with a focus on how This Moment (Abstract Logix, 2023) differs from prior…
In the summer of 1970, a guitarist continually seeking new sounds visited the House of Musical Traditions, a musical instrument…