Natural Sounds: A Conversation with Ellen Reid on ‘Big Majestic’

2 months ago

Nature has long inspired creative impulses. In music, an extensive line of composers - from Hildegard of Bingen’s ‘O viridissima…

No Isolation: A Conversation with Dave Holland (Part Two)

3 months ago

We continue our conversation (check out part one here) with NEA Jazz Master Dave Holland by digging into his solo…

No Isolation: A Conversation with Dave Holland (Part One)

3 months ago

Ludwig van Beethoven once noted, "Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind…

Finding the Common Denominators: A Conversation with Patricia Brennan on ‘Breaking Stretch’

3 months ago

Often, one of the first things a young child learns about a band is that it divides into sections. Horns…

Thread of Humanity: A Conversation with Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri on ‘Transylvanian Dance’

3 months ago

Artists inevitably bring their own perspectives and biases into their interpretation of any work. It is impossible to completely divorce…

Laboratory: A Conversation with Danilo Pérez and John Patitucci on the Legacy of Wayne Shorter

3 months ago

There is a tendency to mythologize someone like Wayne Shorter, who seems larger than life. Or to put the subject…

Review: Milton Nascimento and esperanza spalding’s ‘Milton + esperanza’

3 months ago

esperanza spalding has made no secret of her love for Milton Nascimento’s music. Her sophomore album features a spirited rendition…

Collision and Coexistence: A Conversation with Nicole Mitchell on ‘Bamako*Chicago Sound System’

3 months ago

Judeo-Christian theology tells the story of the Tower of Babel to explain the existence of different languages and cultures. In…

Tradition Fuels the Future: A Conversation with Artistic Director Christian McBride on the Newport Jazz Festival at Seventy

4 months ago

The Newport Jazz Festival has survived seven decades primarily due to how forward-looking it has been. The event has generally…

Room For It All: Braxton Cook Previews ‘Newport at 70’

4 months ago

As the legendary Newport Jazz Festival turns seventy years old, it is all too easy to look back at the…