Saxophonist and composer Jimmy Greene is recognized by many as a vital member of Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet, which will…
Of the world's roughly eleven thousand bird species, there is something particularly special about the dove family. Dating back to…
With our review of the second day of the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival - read day one here - we…
In making sense of the story of jazz, historians often craft a narrative that neatly divides into different generations and…
The journeys in life can be just as important - if not more so - than the destinations. Music, inherently…
Before setting anchor at a fortress by the sea. Before fencing the sprawling field beneath a problematic hill. Before cramming…
In 1963, Gunther Schuller coined the term Third Stream to identify what he saw as "a new genre of music…
Trumpeter/percussionist/bandleader/composer/educator Etienne Charles is mostly known for his Creole Soul band and orchestrations. On Gullah Roots (Culture Shock, 2025), the…
In the history of improvised music, few figures have brought the music to new audiences as much as George Wein.…
Zoösemiotics, the study of how animals use signals - including sounds - to convey information is an underappreciated field. Its…