Review: Terence Blanchard’s ‘Absence’ featuring the E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet

3 years ago

Wayne Shorter is among the best composers of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Several of his compositions including,…

Observations from Day Three of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival

3 years ago

Jimmy Heath. Tony Allen. Chick Corea. Wallace Roney. McCoy Tyner. The names and pictures of iconic artists who passed since…

Observations from Day Two of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival

3 years ago

2020 was a pivotal year in the history of civil rights. While a prominent case, George Floyd’s murder was no…

Observations from Day One of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival

3 years ago

After a year canceled by COVID-19, audience members on July 31st, the first day of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival…

Newport Jawn: A Conversation with Christian McBride (Part Two)

3 years ago

We continue our conversation with Christian McBride by discussing his thoughts on the connection between music and sports, his work…

Newport Jawn: A Conversation with Christian McBride (Part One)

3 years ago

From its founding in 1954 until 2019, the Newport Jazz Festival had been canceled only once, for a single year…

A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter XV: Passing the Torch, 2009-2016

3 years ago

For most music festivals, the loss of a longtime sponsor could be a death knell.  After all, organizers killed the…

A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter XIV: Destinations, 2005-2009

3 years ago

With the success of the 50th Anniversary event, Festival Productions Inc. quickly began work on the 2005 Festival. Like the…

Review: L’Rain’s ‘Fatigue’

3 years ago

Multi-instrumentalist Taja Cheek, who records under the moniker L'Rain, creates a unique experience in Fatigue. The album is kaleidoscopic and…

Review: Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul (… Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)’

3 years ago

Far too often concert films depict performances as just an insular moment in time. While Jazz on A Summer’s Day,…