Stay tuned for a retrospective of the Newport Jazz Festival under the artistic direction of Christian McBride, covering 2016 to 2025. In the interim, below is the material covered for much of that period, 2021 to 2025.
Paintbrush (Sunnyside, 2026) is a drumless trio rendered unusually by cornet, bass, and piano. The…
The idea of “jazz flute” too often carries a bad reputation in the public consciousness.…
Lost in Geneva (4166, 2026) is only the second album - the first for the…
In 1957, composer-educator Gunther Schuller coined the term “Third Stream” to describe music that fully…
Drummer Matt Wilson's frequent playfulness often masks the seriousness of the protest and communal causes…
Cohesive and fluid are not words most would associate with the wild, spontaneous collective Bright…