From The Calgary Herald
Despite Illustrious Past, Saxophonist David Sanborn Keeps Looking Forward
By” Eric Volmers
In 1975, David Sanborn may have been the busiest musician on earth.
The veteran saxophone player was like a session-musician version of Woody Allen’s Zelig that year, popping up on some of the era’s most historic recordings. That’s him on Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run. He played on Paul Simon’s Still Crazy After All These Years. Linda Ronstadt enlisted him for Prisoner in Disguise. The Eagles had him play on One of These Nights. Cat Stevens hired him for Numbers and James Taylor brought him into the studio for Gorilla. Perhaps most famously, he contributed to David Bowie’s classic album Young Americans, including that iconic sax solo on the title track. All of those albums were released in 1975. By that point, Sanborn had already toured with Stevie Wonder and played on his classic... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 15th, 2018 in News
From Minnesota StarTribune
Maceo Parker puts the funk in Funk ‘n’ Roll Weekend honoring Prince
By: Jon Bream
Of course, you could count on Maceo Parker to put the funk in the second annual Funk ‘n’ Roll Weekend sponsored by... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 15th, 2018 in News
From DownBeat
Ben Wendel Takes ‘The Seasons’ from Video Project to Album
By: Robert Ham
The modern musician is faced with an interesting dilemma these days, as they seek to find some way to fight through the flood of entertainment... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 15th, 2018 in News
From JazzTimes
Live Review: Pérez, Cohen, Potter Quintet in Washington, D.C.
By: Jackson Sinnenberg
How to play a chord that feels like Toni Morrison writing, “I didn’t fall in love with you, I rose in it”? How to play a... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 15th, 2018 in News
From NPR
Kathy Mattea On Mountain Stage
By: Adam Harris
In front of a home state crowd gathered for the Augusta Heritage Festival and Workshops in Elkins, W.V., Kathy Mattea unveils songs from her latest release, Pretty Bird.
Mattea made... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 12th, 2018 in News
From San Jose Mercury News
Guitarist John Scofield gets his kicks with his new Combo 66
By: Andrew Gilbert
John Scofield decided to celebrate his 66th birthday by doing what he does best. The jazz guitar great launched a new... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 12th, 2018 in News
From NPR
The Thistle & Shamrock: Live From Ireland
Host Fiona Ritchie is feeling a little nostalgic and a lot Irish this week, delving into her radio archive to relive some of the great sets of Irish music she’s aired... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 11th, 2018 in News
From JazzTimes
Live Review: Pérez, Cohen, Potter Quintet in Washington, D.C.
By: Jackson Sinnenberg
How to play a chord that feels like Toni Morrison writing, “I didn’t fall in love with you, I rose in it”? How to play a... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 11th, 2018 in News
From The Tribune India
Sitar recital at Strawberry Fields
The Chandigarh chapter of The Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY) organised an educative, edifying and enthralling sitar recital and interaction by world renowned sitar... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 10th, 2018 in News
From Capital Bop
DANILO PÉREZ PREPARES TO DEBUT A NEW SUPERGROUP IN D.C. WITH CHRIS POTTER AND AVISHAI COHEN
By: Jackson Sinnenberg
Pérez’s latest adventure comes in the form of a quintet co-led the meditative trumpeter Avishai Cohen, the dexterous... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 10th, 2018 in News
Columbia Daily Tribune
Notes and Tones: New collaborations, classic lineups shine
By: Jon W. Poses
The phrase “an embarrassment of riches” comes to mind — or simply a treasure trove of goodness. That’s how I feel, given the selection of... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 10th, 2018 in News
From JazzTimes
Live Review: Pérez, Cohen, Potter Quintet in Washington, D.C.
By: Jackson Sinnenberg
How to play a chord that feels like Toni Morrison writing, “I didn’t fall in love with you, I rose in it”? How to play a... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 10th, 2018 in News
From JazzTimes
Live Review: Pérez, Cohen, Potter Quintet in Washington, D.C.
By: Jackson Sinnenberg
How to play a chord that feels like Toni Morrison writing, “I didn’t fall in love with you, I rose in it”? How to play a... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 10th, 2018 in News
From Metro
Berklee College of Music to open jazz and gender justice institute
By: Kristin Toussaint
This fall, the school will launch the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, spearheaded by Terri Lyne Carrington, a multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 9th, 2018 in News
From Nonesuch
Rokia Traoré to Lead NYU Artist Residency with Free Public Events, Performance, October 26–30
Rokia Traoré will be the artist in residence at New York University’s Institute of African American Affairs this semester. Through three programs curated by... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 9th, 2018 in News
From The New York Times
The Playlist: Bad Bunny Gives Drake a Spanish Lesson, and 12 More New Songs
By: Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica, and Giovanni Russonello
A few years ago, the tenor saxophonist Ben Wendel made a video series... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 9th, 2018 in News
From Capital Bop
DANILO PÉREZ PREPARES TO DEBUT A NEW SUPERGROUP IN D.C. WITH CHRIS POTTER AND AVISHAI COHEN
By: Jackson Sinnenberg
Pérez’s latest adventure comes in the form of a quintet co-led the meditative trumpeter Avishai Cohen, the dexterous... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 9th, 2018 in News
From Capital Bop
DANILO PÉREZ PREPARES TO DEBUT A NEW SUPERGROUP IN D.C. WITH CHRIS POTTER AND AVISHAI COHEN
By: Jackson Sinnenberg
Pérez’s latest adventure comes in the form of a quintet co-led the meditative trumpeter Avishai Cohen, the dexterous... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 9th, 2018 in News
From SFJAZZ
JOHN SCOFIELD’S OUTSIDE-IN APPROACH TO JAZZ
By: Richard Scheinin
Guitarist John Scofield’s new album is called Combo 66. It refers to the fact that Scofield is 66 years old and it riffs on the titles of some of... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 8th, 2018 in News
From Capital Bop
DANILO PÉREZ PREPARES TO DEBUT A NEW SUPERGROUP IN D.C. WITH CHRIS POTTER AND AVISHAI COHEN
By: Jackson Sinnenberg
Pérez’s latest adventure comes in the form of a quintet co-led the meditative trumpeter Avishai Cohen, the dexterous... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 8th, 2018 in News
From The Seattle Times
10 Earshot Jazz Festival 2018 shows not to miss
or more than three decades, Seattle nonprofit Earshot Jazz has been a pillar of the local jazz community, promoting shows from national headliners and homegrown talents, and... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 5th, 2018 in News
From West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Listen: Kathy Mattea on Mountain Stage
By: Adam Harris
Hear one of music’s most distinct vocalists perform songs from her new album in this week’s episode of Mountain Stage, recorded at the Augusta Heritage Festival... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 5th, 2018 in News
From Berkleyside
A powerful voice from Mali, Fatoumata Diawara
By: Andrew Gilbert
When Fatoumata Diawara sings about surviving dire circumstances, she’s not playing a role.
Born to Malian parents in the Ivory Coast, raised southern Mali and long based in... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 4th, 2018 in News
From PopMatters
John Scofield’s ‘Combo 66’ Sounds Like You’ll Be Hearing It Forever
By: Will Layman
Recent years, however, have seen Scofield playing music that veers back toward straight-ahead jazz but, miraculously perhaps, still carries the lessons and sheer fun... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 3rd, 2018 in News
From Jazziz
10 New Jazz Albums You Need To Know About: October 2018
By: Matt Micucci
Ben Wendel – The Seasons (Motéma Music)
Release date: October 12
The Seasons is a forthcoming album of studio recordings and reinterpretations of Ben... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 2nd, 2018 in News
From WBGO
Anat Cohen on the Art of Musical Uplift, and the Experience of Feeling Good with WBGO
By: Nate Chinen
“It’s important to me that music is an engine for feeling,” says Anat Cohen. “If the music is grooving,... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 1st, 2018 in News
From Rolling Stone
Kathy Mattea on New Album, Voice Struggles, Grappling With Loss
By: Stephen L. Betts
“Ode to Billie Joe” feels like a natural fit for this record because there’s darkness and mystery to it, but it absolutely draws... Read The Full Article
Posted Oct 1st, 2018 in News
From Jazziz
Chucho Valdés Revisits Seminal 1972 Recording with a Sequel 46 Years Later
By: Matt Micucci
Chucho Valdés is one of the most highly accomplished and influential figures in the world of Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz. With his latest... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 26th, 2018 in News
From WRTI
Jazz Album of the Week: The Brad Mehldau Trio, Seymour Reads the Constitution!
By: Maureen Malloy
September 24, 2018. Jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Brad Mehldau is a known innovator. His ability to think outside-of-the-box while remaining true... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 26th, 2018 in News
From Broadway World
Youssou NDOUR Returns to Carnegie Hall on Saturday, October 20
By: BWW News Desk
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and activist Youssou NDOUR makes his eagerly anticipated return to Carnegie Hall on Saturday, October 20 at 8:00 p.m. In... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 26th, 2018 in News
From Stereogum
Here’s A Bluegrass Tame Impala Cover From Chris Thile’s Punch Brothers
By: Peter Helman
Chris Thile and Punch Brothers recently stopped by Spotify’s Studios to record a session for the streaming service’s Spotify Singles series, and along with... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 26th, 2018 in News
From Jazz in Europe
Ben Wendel Interview
By: Darrell Craig Harris
Ben Wendel is a Grammy-nominated Canadian-American Saxophonist, writer, producer and educator that has been a successful bandleader, sideman and is a founding member of the Grammy-nominated urban jazz group... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 25th, 2018 in News
From WBGO
Behold Three Dimensions of Drummer Mark Guiliana From the 2018 Montreal Jazz Festival
By: Simon Rentner
This past summer the Montreal Jazz Festival featured drummer Mark Guiliana in its Invitation series, presenting three different projects over three nights... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 25th, 2018 in News
From Glide Magazine
John Scofield Returns with Imaginative & Bold ‘Combo 66’
By: Jim Hynes
John Scofield is one of today’s most versatile guitarists, accumulating accolades and prestigious awards in contemporary jazz, jam band, and popular music. Heck, he’s even... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 25th, 2018 in News
From PRI
Fatoumata Diawara’s latest single ‘Bonya’ will inspire you to jump around the room
By: Steven Davy
Fatoumata Diawara is on a mission with her music. In a newly released video for her song “Bonya,” the Malian-born musician says... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 24th, 2018 in News
From Stereogum
Ugly Beauty: The Month In Jazz – September 2018
By: Phil Freeman
[…] Saxophonist Ben Wendel has a new album, The Seasons, that features guitarist Gilad Hekselman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt Brewer, and drummer Eric Harland. Back... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 24th, 2018 in News
From WBGO
Chucho Valdés Toasts a Lineage As Well as a Heritage with His New Album, Jazz Bata 2
By: Nate Chinen
[…] Now Chucho Valdés is about to release a new album, Jazz Batá 2, that burnishes his stature... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 21st, 2018 in News
Congratulations to Omara Portuondo for being nominated for the Best Traditional Tropical Album!
From On Cuba Magazine
Cubanos nominados a los Latin Grammy
Los artistas cubanos han vuelto a ser noticia, al darse a conocer este jueves los nominados a... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 21st, 2018 in News
From NPR
How Kathy Mattea Got Her Voice Back With ‘Pretty Bird’
By: Alyssa Edes and Mary Louise Kelly
Kathy Mattea has been successfully making music for a long time. Her first gold album came out in 1987. She won... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 20th, 2018 in News
From The National Concert Hall, Dublin
NCH Behind the Music: Perspectives – Episode 1
By: Sorcha Kenny and Gary Sheehan
Sorcha Kenny talks to the NCH’s Head of Programme planning Gary Sheehan about the thinking behind the new Perspectives Series.The... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 20th, 2018 in News
From The Mercury News
L.A. band Kneebody brings epic collection of sounds to SF Bay Area gigs
By: Andrew Gilbert
From the very beginning, Kneebody resisted all efforts at stylistic categorization. Formed in Los Angeles by five conservatory-trained musicians, the... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 18th, 2018 in News
From WBGO
Feeling Good in Take Five, with Slim Gaillard, Bobby Hutcherson, Dexter Gordon and More
BIGYUKI, “Eclipse (Featuring Chris Turner)”
“Let’s get down to the basics,” Chris Turner croons soulfully at the start of BIGYUKI’s “Eclipse,” a single from... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 18th, 2018 in News
From the Washington City Paper
Fall Arts & Entertainment Guide 2018
Mark Guiliana gained a huge boost in notoriety because of his playing on David Bowie’s final recording, Blackstar, in which the music icon teamed up with a group of... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 18th, 2018 in News
From The Improper Bostonian
All That Jazz: A Q&A with three-time Grammy winner and Berklee College of Music professor Terri Lyne Carrington
By: Matt Martinelli
Three-time Grammy winner and Berklee College of Music professor Terri Lyne Carrington is going to... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 17th, 2018 in News
From People Magazine
After Years of Struggle, Kathy Mattea Gets Her Voice Back: ‘I Think I’ve Found My Superpower’
By: Nancy Kruh
What fans will hear in her new music — including on the video for album cut “Mercy Now,”... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 17th, 2018 in News
From The Daily Maverick
We all need to listen to the pleas of the music industry in our country
By: Vusi Mahlasela
An honorary doctorate was conferred on Vusi Mahlasela by the University of KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. He was recognised... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 13th, 2018 in News
From Mezzo & Culturebox
Savourez la crème du jazz moderne israélien avec les frères et sœur Cohen.
Technicité, virtuosité et groove seront au rendez-vous pour ce live des “Three Cohens” Anat, Yuval et Avishai, au festival parisien Jazz à La... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 13th, 2018 in News
From The Mayo News
American-Irish trad group returns Westport
Grammy-nominated Irish-Amercian group Cherish The Ladies are returning to Westport on Friday, September 21, with their new live trad show Heart of the Home. This dynamic group was formed in New... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 12th, 2018 in News
From La Jornada
Lila Downs, una voz de resistencia, cumple 50 años
Con una sensual voz, despliegue de folclor y fusión de ritmos, la mexicana Lila Downs, que cumple 50 años el domingo, lleva en su canto a los desaparecidos,... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 10th, 2018 in News
From OffBeat Magazine
The Music For BlacKkKlansman Comes From NOLA’s Very Own Terence Blanchard
By: Amanda Mester
BlacKkKlansman is Spike Lee’s provocative film about an African-American detective who goes undercover to infiltrate the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.... Read The Full Article
Posted Sep 7th, 2018 in News