It would be hard to find a trio better equipped to tackle an entire album of saxophonist Anthony Braxton's compositions…
In September of 1950, twenty-four-year-old George Wein used his college savings to open a nightclub, Storyville, at Boston’s Copley Square…
Pianist Gerald Clayton first came to the attention of many jazz fans by way of the late Roy Hargrove's quintet…
The term “mentor” comes from a character in Homer’s Odyssey, an epic written in the 8th Century BCE. However, the…
Humanity has a longstanding fascination with incorporating the latest technological developments into music. This interest is perhaps most evident in…
In 2015, Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah created the Stretch Music imprint with Ropeadope Records to support jazz rooted genre blind…
Cellist Okkyung Lee is best known for her visceral attack and extended techniques, which can be heard on past albums…
During the last few years, many young musicians have approached improvisation not only in the traditional method – as instrumentalists…
When many think of Texas, the first musicians that may come to mind are Bob Wills, Stevie Ray Vaughn, or…
The Brecker Brothers, throughout their twenty-year career, always embodied an interesting duality in their music. On the one hand, every…