Ari Brown hasn’t often sought the spotlight, but his blend of bebop rigor and avant-garde daring puts him on par with the likes of Fred Anderson and Von Freeman.
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Bassist Matt Lux on his favorite pianist of his generation
Current musical obsessions of jazz guitarist Tim Stine, bassist Matt Lux, and Reader music critic Peter Margasak
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Hamid Drake drums around the world, but he’s not a star at home
Hamid Drake’s fluid fusion of jazz, reggae, and world-music percussion styles has made him an invaluable part of countless groups.
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There’s plenty to see this weekend at the HotHouse’s Old and New Dreams Festival
Mark Helias and Karl Berger are among the artists playing this weekend’s event at Promontory.
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Mining musical riches from Miles Davis and Jack DeJohnette
Two new multidisc sets examine fragments in the musical visions of Miles Davis and Jack DeJohnette.
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Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris, inventor of musical conduction, dead at 65
The cornetist and inventor of an approach to conducted improvisation called “conduction” passed away following a struggle with cancer.
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Battling the Jazzosaurus
KAHIL EL’ZABAR QUARTET WITH DAVID MURRAY BELMONT HOTEL, JULY 29 Artists express themselves–their tastes, interests, limitations–not only in the projects they choose to do, but in the projects they choose not to do. Restraint often shows good taste, or at least good judgment. Unfortunately, in today’s shriveled support system, artists are forced to look hard […]