From its founding in 1954 until 2019, the Newport Jazz Festival had been canceled only once, for a single year…
During her recording career thus far, Jen Shyu has drawn on a deep well of song, fable, and poetry from…
Since first picking up the horn in fifth grade, Skerik has charted a less traditional route for a saxophonist. While…
Portland-based flugelhorn and trumpet player Max Ribner makes his solo debut with 1st Language (Self-release, 2021), a colorful tapestry of…
Joe Dyson has established himself as one of the go to drummers for some of today's masters of the music,…
We continue our dialogue with legendary bassist Marcus Miller with a focus on his current and more recent projects from…
Some of the greatest musical artists are those you can identify after only a few notes, whether Miles Davis' trumpet…
Portland-based singer-songwriter/pianist Jarrod Lawson made waves in 2014 with his self-titled debut album, quickly garnering an international fanbase who have…
We continue our discussion with Michael Wimberly with an emphasis on the concept behind Afrofuturism (Temple Mountain Records, 2021), his influences,…
Michael Wimberly's musical career can be seen as focused on minimizing the gaps between different styles and forms of art.…