Review: Jon Irabagon PlainsPeek’s ‘Someone to Someone’

10 months ago

Fresh off his complex project Server Farm (Irrabagast, 2025), where he led a nonet in blending electronics and hues of…

Bringing Back the Heartbeat: A Conversation with Theon Cross

10 months ago

In 1835, German instrument makers Wilhelm Wieprecht and Johann Moritz patented the first tuba as a brass instrument that could…

Review: Ron Blake’s ‘SCRATCH Band’

10 months ago

For a musician who excels in both big bands and combo settings, large and small, sometimes it’s refreshing to take…

Review: Rachael & Vilray‘s ‘West of Broadway’

10 months ago

Timed nicely for their appearance at the 2025 Newport Jazz Festival, Rachael and Vilray issue their third album, West of…

Touching the Continuum: Sebastian Rios Previews New Jazz Underground at Newport

11 months ago

As nonsensical as it may seem in the abstract, sometimes ideological wars are a necessary step towards a renewed and…

Review: Jimmy Greene’s ‘As We Are Now’

11 months ago

Saxophonist and composer Jimmy Greene is recognized by many as a vital member of Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet, which will…

Flying to a New Land: Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio Preview Cymande at the 2025 Newport Jazz Festival

11 months ago

Of the world's roughly eleven thousand bird species, there is something particularly special about the dove family. Dating back to…

Enchanted: Marcus Gilmore on Honoring Roy Haynes at Newport and Journeying to the New

11 months ago

In making sense of the story of jazz, historians often craft a narrative that neatly divides into different generations and…

Taking the Journey: Rich Ruth Previews his 2025 Newport Jazz Festival Performance

11 months ago

The journeys in life can be just as important - if not more so - than the destinations. Music, inherently…