Wayne Shorter is among the best composers of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Several of his compositions including,…
Multi-instrumentalist Taja Cheek, who records under the moniker L'Rain, creates a unique experience in Fatigue. The album is kaleidoscopic and…
Nobel physicist Erwin Schrödinger once noted that “[i]f a man never contradicts himself, the reason must be that he virtually…
In 1960, Creed Taylor founded Impulse! Records, which he dubbed "The New Wave in Jazz." While over time, Impulse! established…
An artist’s final recording is often an unusual gift to the world. In large part, this derives from the fact…
Memorial day weekend 1921 started just like any other day in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. One of the…
It hasn't even been a year since Thumbscrew released their superb record in tribute to Anthony Braxton, but the trio…
Fifty years ago, Joni Mitchell released the most iconic album of her career, one that changed the trajectory of music…
If 2020 has shown us anything, it is how quickly circumstances can change. One day you are living your “normal”…
Albert Murray once noted that “the blues is not the creation of a crushed-spirited people [but rather] the product of…