It’s always important to give space, take space and then create together,” Nils Petter Molvær says. “That’s the essence of a ...

American tenori di forza are a thing. Tenor saxophonists, that is. Sal Nistico, Sam Butera, Don Menza, Frank Tiberi, Jerry ...

As emcee Mark Ruffin noted at the commencement of an epic tribute to saxophonist Sonny Rollins at the Cathedral of Saint John ...

After two years of flux following the departure of artistic director Tim Jackson, the 2026 Monterey Jazz Festival roared back ...

Like much of the United States, New York officially marked the nation’s semiquincentennial in July with grandiose displays of one-dimensional patriotism.But over at the Jazz Gallery, a modest space ...

Herbie Hancock and jazz impresario Darlene Chan were honored at a September gala in support of the L.A. jazz club Sam First. (Photo: Craig Allyn) In 1968, Geordie Hormel purchased the ...

“I wanted it to be bare,” says Zaccai Curtis of his new album. “I didn’t want to have a ton of overdubs.” (Photo: Cedric Pilard) Not so long ago, Zaccai Curtis would take long drives through southern ...

Johnson provided the slithery, smoky sax lead on Henry Mancini’s theme for the 1963 Peter Sellers film The Pink Panther. (Photo: Michael Jackson) Plas Johnson, a jazz and R&B tenor saxophonist whose ...

Everything about pianist Ben Markley’s new large ensemble project feels classic. (Photo: Courtesy Ben Markley) A recent caller to my radio show expressed surprise that big band was music still being ...

“There was something about her tone and sound and phrasing — an intimacy, a vulnerability, an honesty,” says Joshua Redman, who produced Cavassa’s record after she toured with his band. (Photo: Roeg ...

To the world, James Blood Ulmer was a legend, a visionary and a musical force whose sound was distinctive and unique. To his family, he was their teacher, their storyteller and a source of strength.

Cécile McLorin Salvant busts out Jelly Roll Morton’s “The Murder Ballad” at Big Ears, here with pianist Sullivan Fortner. (Photo: Michael Jackson) There’s pluralism, then there’s PLURALISM! — and then ...