There are widely publicized and wildly anticipated supergroups, and then there are those - at least a few - that…
Considering guitarist Nels Cline's history, it's no surprise that the music of the Consentrik Quartet occasionally has shades of rock.…
Michel Petrucciani exploded onto the North American consciousness in 1982 when he persuaded Charles Lloyd to come out of a…
esperanza spalding has made no secret of her love for Milton Nascimento’s music. Her sophomore album features a spirited rendition…
Just when you think we’ve reached peak piano trio, a new recording arrives to demonstrate the infinite elasticity of the…
Mary Halvorson gives a wide range of effects and musical roles to her guitar, and the result is always idiosyncratic.…
There are recordings that dazzle you from the first few bars—or conversely, put you off—with their audacity. Then there are…
On February 17, 2018, pianist Kris Davis played in the second of two concerts at Harvard University to honor the…
It takes daring for a producer to lead off a recording with a ballad. When that producer is Marc Free…
For the last quarter of the 20th century, Italian labels Black Saint and Soul Note issued an influential series of…
