Creative Necessity: A Conversation with Skerik

4 years ago

Since first picking up the horn in fifth grade, Skerik has charted a less traditional route for a saxophonist. While…

Making Contact: Max Ribner’s 1st Language

4 years ago

Portland-based flugelhorn and trumpet player Max Ribner makes his solo debut with 1st Language (Self-release, 2021), a colorful tapestry of…

Review: Logan Richardson’s ‘Afrofuturism’

4 years ago

Memorial day weekend 1921 started just like any other day in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. One of the…

Looking Within: A Conversation with Joe Dyson

4 years ago

Joe Dyson has established himself as one of the go to drummers for some of today's masters of the music,…

Moving Forward: A Conversation with Marcus Miller (Part Two)

4 years ago

We continue our dialogue with legendary bassist Marcus Miller with a focus on his current and more recent projects from…

Review: Thumbscrew’s ‘Never is Enough’

4 years ago

It hasn't even been a year since Thumbscrew released their superb record in tribute to Anthony Braxton, but the trio…

Moving Foward: A Conversation with Marcus Miller (Part One)

4 years ago

Some of the greatest musical artists are those you can identify after only a few notes, whether Miles Davis' trumpet…

Exploring the Violin’s Versatility

4 years ago

Historians believe the first violin dates to sometime in the early 16th Century. Gaudenzio Ferrari’s paintings show a three-string variant…

Reflections Through Geography with Joni Mitchell and Theo Bleckmann and The Westerlies

4 years ago

Fifty years ago, Joni Mitchell released the most iconic album of her career, one that changed the trajectory of music…

Review: ‘‎R+R=Now Live’

4 years ago

If 2020 has shown us anything, it is how quickly circumstances can change. One day you are living your “normal”…