Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. A staple of New York City’s jazz and Afro-Cuban scenes over the last five decades, acclaimed flutist Andrea Brachfeld celebrates the sounds of Brazil with a spirited tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim, “Brazilian Whispers.” Along with arrangements of Jobim classics, Brachfeld offers a look into her writing partnership …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. With inspiration provided by myriad jazz masters and the Los Angeles musicians she surrounds herself with, vibraphonist Lolly Allen creates a warm, swinging, and jubilant set of music on “Coming Home,” celebrating the L.A. jazz scene that developed out of the flourishing Central Avenue clubs of the …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.Composer/saxophonist Michael Zilber’s music approach has always been a unique mix, bred from myriad activities over the years in New York and Boston in the east, and Vancouver and San Francisco in the west. On the new two-disc set, “East West,” that aspect of his being is front …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. The great Jay Leonhart has always shown a deft touch on his instrument, the double bass. It would be fair to say he is equally skilled at turning a phrase. He began his musical explorations as a teenage trad jazz player in Baltimore, where he was immediately …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Bassist Richie Goods credits jazz luminary Mulgrew Miller for helping him hone his jazz skills early in his career. He toured and recorded with the pianist for nine years. That opportunity brought Richie to the attention of many in the jazz community and afforded him the opportunity …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. August 29, 2020 will mark the centennial of one of jazz’s most iconic figures, Charlie Parker. The celebration gets off to a jubilant swinging start with an alto saxophone summit bringing together three of modern jazz’s most acclaimed voices: Vincent Herring, Bobby Watson and Gary Bartz. The …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. The Big Band Holidays concerts have been a New York City holiday tradition among jazz lovers and families for more than two decades. Every December, the critically acclaimed Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and an all-star roster of guest vocalists explore the canon of …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Inspired by classic live albums such as Ahmad Jamal’s “At the Pershing,” jazz iconoclast Nicholas Payton’s new recording “Relaxin’ With Nick” brings the experience of witnessing Payton’s unparalleled live performances directly to the listener. Payton has evolved a singular approach to live performance, wedding his breathtaking voice …
