Live Reviews

Past, Present, and Future: Day Two of the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival

With our review of the second day of the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival - read day one here - we…

5 months ago

Past, Present, and Future: Day One of the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival

One criticism occasionally levied against the more recent editions of the iconic Newport Jazz Festival is that it somehow abandoned…

6 months ago

Musical Tourism on the Edges – Big Ears 2025

My sister and I made the scenic journey through the picturesque farmlands of central Pennsylvania, through the bucolic splendor of…

8 months ago

Observations from Day Three of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival

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

1 year ago

Observations from Day Two of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival

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

1 year ago

Observations from Day One of the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival

On Friday, August 4, 2023, the historic Newport Jazz Festival presented a highly pleasurable afternoon of music, as it has…

2 years ago

Live Review: Pat Metheny’s Side-Eye Trio at Austin’s One World Theatre on February 24, 2022

Who exactly is Pat Metheny? “Smooth jazz” enthusiasts claim him as one of their own. But the guitarist eschews that…

4 years ago

Live Review: Herbie Hancock at the Paramount Theatre, Austin, TX, September 13, 2021

Established in 1915, Austin’s Paramount Theatre has hosted many iconic figures in American culture, including Harry Houdini, Katherine Hepburn, and…

4 years ago

Observations from Day Three of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival

Jimmy Heath. Tony Allen. Chick Corea. Wallace Roney. McCoy Tyner. The names and pictures of iconic artists who passed since…

4 years ago

Observations from Day Two of the 2021 Newport Jazz Festival

2020 was a pivotal year in the history of civil rights. While a prominent case, George Floyd’s murder was no…

4 years ago