In a music so heavily built around collective communication, there is something inherently special about a solo performance. Far too…
We continue our conversation with Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp on ‘Armageddon Flower’ (TAO Forms, 2025). You can read Part…
In Lonely on the Mountain (Bantam, 1980), Western novelist Louis L’Amour wisely noted that "there will come a time when…
A city that prides itself on being both outside of the status quo ("Keep It Weird"), and the Live Music…
In a 2021 interview, Henry Threadgill noted his belief that “[Marshall Allen] should have the highest award that can be…
Concepts of genre are odious as they defy human reality. Even the most ardent adherent to stylistic norms, if they…
Scholarly analyses of the Blues tend to emphasize a specific style born of the African American experience, developed from spirituals,…
With the Quran largely silent on the matter, there have long been debates on the role of music in Muslim…
An artistic spark leads humanity to create wonders of beauty. Philosophers will debate the origins of this creative impetus. Some…
Mired by poverty and the global rise of fascism, the 1930s is far too often seen as a wholly bleak…