Engagement: A Conversation with Lakecia Benjamin on ‘Phoenix Reimagined (Live)’

5 months ago

There is something special about a live recording compared to one edited in the studio. An increased openness to risk…

Vessel: A Conversation with Deron Johnson on Miles Davis and ‘Free to Dance’

5 months ago

From where does music derive? Some would argue the artist is the sole cause of their own creations. But, to…

Weaving: A Conversation with Janel Leppin

5 months ago

As an art form, weaving requires different threads to combine into one to create a sturdier whole cloth. How the…

Observations from Day Three of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival

5 months ago

Jazz music and dance have long had intertwined histories. For one, the music of people like Duke Ellington, Count Basie,…

Saving the Duck: A Conversation with Alfredo Colón on ‘Blood Burden’

5 months ago

Self-expression lies at the heart of all art. Creation that fails to reflect the artist's spirit will never be able…

Double Bill : A Conversation with Bill Frisell and Bill Morrison

5 months ago

Albert Einstein once remarked, “Art is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the…

Observations from Day Two of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival

5 months ago

The second day (check out day one here) of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival, Saturday, August 5, 2023, can be…

Freeing the Lion: A Conversation with James Blood Ulmer on Harmolodics and the Black Rock Trio

5 months ago

Great artists have honed a sound that is identifiable regardless of the environment surrounding them. The truly brilliant, however, are…

Channel to the Future: A Conversation with Elliott Sharp on ‘Die Grösste Fuge’

6 months ago

Throughout the ages, some of the greatest composers have gifted to the world pieces not meant for their time. Often…

Bringing the Instrumental Back: A Conversation with Molly Miller on ‘The Ballad of Hotspur’

6 months ago

From the 1940s through the 1960s, even into part of the 1970s, instrumental music reigned supreme in the popular consciousness.…