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Jazz Pianist Guillermo Klein Tackles Iconoclast 'Cuchi' Leguizamón
Douglas Mason, Getty Images There is a select list of musicians in jazz who are far from being a ... Read More »
Montreal Jazz Fest Part Deux: Sonny Rollins, David Sanborn Set the Tone
Last week, I dedicated this column to live reviews of sets by Herbie Hancock and Vijay Iyer. Both ... Read More »
Herbie Hancock, Vijay Iyer Anchor Montreal Jazz Festival (Part 1 of 2)
As mentioned previously in this column, the Montreal Jazz Festival is an embarrassment of jazz ... Read More »
For Fred Anderson: A Remembrance of the Late Jazz Saxophonist
Saxophonist Fred Anderson passed away Thursday, June 24, leaving a hole in the Chicago and ... Read More »
Pianist Fred Hersch Survives Coma to Write a New Chapter to His Jazz Career
Even though it was Sunday, the Village Vanguard was packed to catch the last night of pianist Fred ... Read More »
Jason Moran Shows Off His Older, Wiser Side on 'Ten'
Pianist Jason Moran's star has been on a long steady rise since making his debut on Blue Note in ... Read More »
Montreal Gears Up for Its 2010 Jazz Festival
Montreal's winters may be unforgiving exercises in cold weather survival, but the city blooms once ... Read More »
The B3 Guru: Jazz Organ Legend Dr. Lonnie Smith Addresses His Life and Craft
With the passing of Jimmy Smith in 2005, Dr. Lonnie Smith (no relation) is now at the top of the ... Read More »
Vision Festival Celebrates 15 Years of Avant-Garde Jazz and Arts Fellowship
The jazz festival season is now upon us, which means that this column will be doing quite a bit of ... Read More »
Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez and Paul Motian Explore Bill Evans at the Blue Note
It's not often that you see a two-week engagement at New York City's Blue Note jazz club. But when ... Read More »
Tony Malaby and His Horn Bring the Clean Feed Festival's New York Shows to a Close
It was late night on Sunday, May 9, when Tony Malaby and his Apparitions Quartet were cooking ... Read More »
Avant-Jazzsters Claudia Quintet's Album Whimsically Extols the Wonders of Toast
Over the years, various musicians have gone out of their way to prove that jazz can have a sense of ... Read More »
Trombone Shorty Stands Tall on 'Backatown'
Last week I promised to get the lowdown on the recurring line from 'Treme' about "pride on Bourbon ... Read More »
The Big Easy on TV: 'Treme' Brings New Orleans Jazz Front and Center
Talk to most musicians, and they'll generally sound like they are caught amidst a whirlwind of ... Read More »
Wilco Guitarist Nels Cline Reconnects With His Jazz Side on New Album
Nels Cline was been straddling the line between jazz and rock guitar since the late '70s. He got his ... Read More »
The Second Installment of Masters of American Music Released on DVD
As someone who has never been a big jazz video guy, I seem to be finding more and more time for the ... Read More »
