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.
The chordless trio, and especially the saxophone trio, continues to thrive in increasingly adventurous ways.…
Few figures have shaped the course of modern music as much as Miles Dewey Davis…
The performance by Joe Lovano’s Paramount Quartet at the 2025 Big Ears Festival was revelatory,…
Most listeners don’t necessarily associate saxophonist and composer Chris Potter’s work as sociologically or historically focused.…
The drum-less duo of vocalist Jamile and guitarist Vinicius Gomes, joined by bassist Joe Martin,…
Legend tells that Korea’s plucked zither, the gayageum, was developed sometime in the sixth century…