Rick Anderson reflects on his mother Elaine’s role in Duke Ellington’s legendary 1956 Newport performance and the human story behind…
Even well into the second half of his eighties, Gary Bartz remains one of the most powerful and evocative alto…
Pianist and composer Helen Sung delivers her first big band album with Oracles (Sunnyside, 2026). The seventeen-piece big band is under the conduction…
One of contemporary music’s most uncompromising voices reflects on time, composition, and the limitless possibilities of artistic expression.
Most press releases for new albums proclaim how their latest offering is the artist’s “most personal statement yet” or the…
We begin with a question. When is the optimal time for a rising artist to invite a bevy of guests…
Trumpeter. Composer. Bandleader. Arranger. Conductor. Steven Bernstein is many things, with those five descriptors only scratching the surface of his capabilities.…
The guitarist, bassist, and philosopher of improvisation discusses freedom, language, and discovering an unlimited world of musical possibilities.
The guitarist, bassist, and philosopher of improvisation discusses freedom, language, and discovering an unlimited world of musical possibilities.
The pairing of trumpeter/composer Ambrose Akinmusire and guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson seems almost pre-destined. They are two of our most inventive…