From The Financial Times
Joe Lovano: Trio Tapestry ‘” album has a spiritual ambiance
By: Mike Hobart
Saxophonist Joe Lovano’s recent recordings include angular left-field collaborations with trumpeter Dave Douglas and ebb and flow modernism powered by the heft of two drummers. This trio release, the American’s first own-name recording for ECM, sets aside rhythmic cut and thrust for the closely layered textures and ambient moods of the ECM label’s core aesthetic.
The set opens with Lovano, unaccompanied, establishing the album’s spiritual ambience with meditative gongs and wreaths of upper register tenor sax ‘” a photo accompanying the album notes shows the American poised next to a set of gongs, sax in one hand, mallet in the other.
Lovano sustains the mood with airy ruminations over swished brushes and sparse Marilyn Crispell piano on ‘Seeds of Change’. The piece hovers just above ballad tempo and whispers of the blues, rarely... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 19th, 2019 in News
From The Irish Echo
Madden’s work ethic is awe-inspiring
By: Daniel Neely
‘Heart of the Home’ is the 17th album in Cherish’s remarkable 34-year run. The group’s lineup also includes Mary Coogan (guitar, banjo, mandolin), Mirella Murray (accordion), and Kathleen... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 19th, 2019 in News
From Vanity Fair
How Terence Blanchard Gives Spike Lee’s Movies Their Soul
By: K. Austin Collins
[Blanchard] calls BlacKkKlansman, Lee’s latest film, to life with a groovy wink: a subtly wry but politically earnest score that, like the rest of... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 19th, 2019 in News
From The Northern Express
REGINA CARTER BRINGING ELLA FITZGERALD ALIVE AT CITY OPERA HOUSE
By: Ross Boissoneau
Renowned violinist Regina Carter has found inspiration in what might appear to be an unusual place: a vocalist. Though in the case of... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 19th, 2019 in News
From Something Else! Reviews
Chris Potter ‘” ‘Circuits’ (2019)
By: S. Victor Aaron
[…] Circuits is a sophisticated modern jazz piece that’s been electrified and funkified, as Potter is keeping well-developed compositions a high priority. Nonetheless, his wellspring of ideas... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 19th, 2019 in News
From The Irish Times
The Gloaming: The Gloaming 3 review ‘” Visionary exploration of traditional music-making
By: Siobhan Long
Choosing for their third studio album release a cover illustration titled Precipice might say something about The Gloaming’s state of mind.... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 15th, 2019 in News
From Wicked Local
Quincy musician takes home another Grammy
By: Dana Barbuto
Quincy resident Danilo Pérez has added another Grammy Award to his trophy shelf, winning a statue for his work with The Wayne Shorter Quartet. The group won Best... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 14th, 2019 in News
From BookAuthority
90 Best Creativity Books of All Time
As featured on CNN, Forbes and Inc ‘” BookAuthority identifies and rates the best books in the world, based on public mentions, recommendations, ratings and sentiment. This includes maintaining the most... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 14th, 2019 in News
From NPR
Oscar-Nominated Terence Blanchard On 30 Years Of Jazz And Film Scoring For Spike Lee
By: Nate Chinen & Alex Ariff
[…] Beyond the accolades, Blanchard’s extensive work in film has transformed his capacities as a composer and bandleader.... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 13th, 2019 in News
From The Recording Academy
A warm congratulations to all the 2019 Grammy Award winners, most especially to those from the IMN family:
Best Folk Album:
Punch Brothers
All Ashore
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
The Wayne Shorter Quartet featuring Danilo Pérez,... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 11th, 2019 in IMN / Industry News
From The Recording Academy
Fatoumata Diawara: “Negue Negue (Let’s Have Fun)” | 2019 GRAMMYs Performance
Watch Fatoumata Diawara perform a rendition of “Negue Negue (Let’s Have Fun)” at the 61st GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony.
Watch here Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 11th, 2019 in News
From PBS News Hour
Jazz musician Terence Blanchard on the hardest thing about composing for film
By: Jeffery Brown
Jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard has six Grammy Awards, but this year, he’s received his first Oscar nomination, for his... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 11th, 2019 in News
From KNKX
The New Cool: Ben Wendel talks about his album that’s not an album, until now.
By: Abe Beeson
Best known for his nearly two decades with the modern jazz fusion group Kneebody, Ben Wendel explored the endless possibilities... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 8th, 2019 in News
From The Gardner News
Entertain the Arts: All-female group brings traditional and original Irish tunes to Hardwick
By: Chance Viles
Celebrated traditional folk music group Cherish the Ladies will perform a show in Hardwick later this month, bringing old style... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 8th, 2019 in News
From Time Magazine
12 Leaders Who Are Shaping the Next Generation of Artists
By: Abigail Abrams, Wilder Davies, Mahita Gajanan, Rachel E. Greenspan, Cady Lang
When we consume art’“get swept up in a film, meander through a museum, parse the... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 7th, 2019 in News
From KTLA 5 Morning News
Terence Blanchard, Film Composer/Jazz Musician
By: Frank Buckley
During this podcast, Terence discusses his process when working with Spike Lee, and he dissects some of the scenes from BlacKkKlansman revealing how the music was created... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 7th, 2019 in News
From Twin Cities Media
A Real ‘Who’s Who’ Of The Jazz World With Ben Wendel Seasons Band At The Parkway Theater
By: Christian Rasmussen
‘And I thought New York was cold!’
The audience laughed as saxophonist Ben Wendel bantered into... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 6th, 2019 in News
From JazzTimes
Joe Lovano: Trio Tapestry (ECM)
By: Thomas Conrad
Joe Lovano’s first album as a leader on ECM introduces a new trio. Marilyn Crispell is a pianist from the jazz avant-garde. Her background is unusual for a Lovano collaborator.... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 6th, 2019 in News
From The Los Angeles Times
For Spike Lee and his two longtime collaborators, ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Oscar nods hold extra meaning
By: Mark Olsen
Spike Lee has long been known as a presence courtside at professional basketball games. But not many people... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 5th, 2019 in News
From Connecting Vets Radio
Black History Month: How the Harlem Hell Fighters introduced American jazz to Europe
By: Julia Ledoux
Musician Jason Moran is bringing new attention to the sacrifice, service and courage of the Harlem Hell Fighters, an all... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 4th, 2019 in News
From The Chicago Tribune
Reviews: Lyric Opera’s searing ‘Elektra’; Anat Cohen’s Chicago premiere
By: Howard Reich
[…] ‘Triple Helix,’ which clarinet virtuoso Anat Cohen played Friday night in Orchestra Hall, carried no script and or extra-musical message. Yet the profundities... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 4th, 2019 in News
From The Guardian
Bassekou Kouyate: Miri review ‘” a politically serious but uplifting return to acoustic roots
By: Neil Spencer
[…] Miri is in part a return to acoustic roots. The title track (‘dream’ or ‘contemplation’ in the Bamana language)... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 4th, 2019 in News
From News India Times
Indian-American Jazz-great Rudresh Mahanthappa launching new projects
Award-winning Indian-American alto saxophonist, composer and educator Rudresh Mahanthappa announced some new initiatives for 2019.
Mahanthappa’s Indo-Pak Coalition conceived in 2008, includes Mahanthappa on alto saxophone, Rez Abbasi on... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 4th, 2019 in News
From Broadway World
Quiana Lynell’s Debut Album, ‘A Little Love,’ Set for April Release
By: TV News Desk
A Little Love, the striking debut album from vocalist extraordinaire Quiana Lynell, will be released by Concord Jazz on April 5th, 2019.... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 4th, 2019 in News
From Jazziz
The Shape of Jazz to Come: Artists to Watch in 2019
By: Brian Zimmerman
Jazz thrives on regeneration and invention, which means that each new year brings a new opportunity for artists to extend the tradition, challenge norms,... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 4th, 2019 in News
From SFJAZZ
The Maestro: The Life & Legacy of Chucho Valdés
Edited/Produced by Ross Eustis
A film produced by SFJAZZ celebrating the life and legacy of Cuban piano legend Chucho Valdés, the honoree of the SFJAZZ Gala 2019 on January... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 4th, 2019 in News
From MinnPost
Event to celebrate Robert Bly and his ‘Collected Poems’; Club Book’s winter/spring lineup
By: Pamela Espeland
The picks
Friday at the Parkway: Ben Wendel Seasons Band. First, the remarkable band: multi-reedist and Kneebody co-founder Ben Wendel, pianist Aaron... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 2nd, 2019 in News
From The Jazz Session
The Jazz Session #473: Ben Wendel
By: Jason Crane
LISTEN HERE
Saxophonist and bassoonist Ben Wendel’s latest album is The Seasons. The album began as a series of YouTube duets, which have now been recast for... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 1st, 2019 in News
From Jazziz
10 New Jazz Albums You Need To Know About: February 2019
By: Matt Micucci
Chris Potter, Circuits (Edition Records)
Release date: February 22
Chris Potter is known as one of the most influential saxophonists and inventive improvisers today... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 1st, 2019 in News
From JazzTimes
2018 Readers’ Poll Results
Voting for the 2018 JazzTimes Readers’ Poll was conducted via an online survey posted at jazztimes.com.
BEST…
Acoustic Small Group/Artist
Wayne Shorter Quartet (featuring Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, and Brian Blade)
Clarinetist
Anat Cohen... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 1st, 2019 in IMN / Industry News
From San Francisco Chronicle: Datebook
Nancy Pelosi drops in on SFJazz gala, adding to fete’s many surprises
By: Aidin Vaziri
Nancy Pelosi ended a frenetic workweek by popping into the SFJazz Center on Thursday, Jan. 31, to shimmy along with... Read The Full Article
Posted Feb 1st, 2019 in News
From The Boston Irish Reporter
These ‘Ladies’ are all about cherishing the golden chalice passed down to them
By: Sean Smith
It certainly did: Madden and her Cherish the Ladies colleagues will come to town this month ‘” they perform... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 31st, 2019 in News
From The Washington Informer
Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Mandela’s ‘Cultural Ambassadors’
By: D. Kevin McNeir
The rich harmonies of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the South African all-male vocal group whose roots go back to the early 1960s, gained international acclaim after being... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 31st, 2019 in News
From The Roanoke Times
Out & About: Joshua Redman Quartet at Jefferson Center
By: Tad Dickens
Melody and groove come together in a family sense for jazz man Joshua Redman. The saxophonist’s parents are sax legend Dewey Redman and Renee... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 31st, 2019 in News
From Cumbancha
Idan Raichel, a global icon and one of Israel’s most popular and beloved artists, is releasing today his new album And If You Will Come to Me.
The new album reflects the next phase in a personal journey... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 31st, 2019 in News
From SFJAZZ
THE MAESTRO: CHUCHO VALDÉS IS THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF CUBAN MUSIC
By: Richard Scheinin
Chucho Valdés ‘” the pianist, the bandleader, the composer, the Maestro ‘” is 77 years old and he is not slowing down.... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 31st, 2019 in News
From The Chicago Tribune
Clarinet star Anat Cohen brings new concerto to Chicago
By: Howard Reich
When the Anat Cohen Tentet played the University of Chicago’s Logan Center in 2017, listeners had to be struck not only by the band’s... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 31st, 2019 in News
From JamBase
Chris Thile Covers Wilco’s ‘Shake It Off’ On ‘Live From Here’
By: Andy Kahn
Chris Thile led a cover of Wilco’s ‘Shake It Off’ on the most recent episode of Live From Here. The performance featuring the show’s... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 31st, 2019 in News
From The Washington Post
Today’s jazz world is teeming. Jason Moran is bringing it to the Kennedy Center.
By: Chris Richards
Very killer. That’s the best way to describe the jazz programming that the Kennedy Center has on the menu... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 30th, 2019 in News
From Rolling Stone
Song You Need to Know: Joe Lovano, ‘Rare Beauty’
By: Hank Shteamer
‘Rare Beauty,’ a standout track from Joe Lovano’s new album Trio Tapestry, starts with a deep, resonant tom-tom rumble from drummer Carmen Castaldi. Lovano’s tenor... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 29th, 2019 in News
From KPBS
LIVE AT THE BELLY UP: Punch Brothers
Mandolin master Chris Thile leads the bluegrass-inspired, genre-leaping acoustic music band Punch Brothers at the Observatory North Park in San Diego. Click to listen to the concert in full, combined with... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 28th, 2019 in News
From The New Yorker
A New Vanguard of Women in Cuban Jazz
By: Lauren Du Graf
Photography By: Rose Marie Cromwell
Plenty of Cuban women have made their marks on jazz music, from the Buena Vista Social Club’s Omara Portuondo... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 25th, 2019 in News
From DownBeat Magazine
Terri Lyne Carrington Looks to Transform the Culture
By: Suzanne Lorge
What would jazz without patriarchy sound like? It’s a provocative question’“and one that drummer Terri Lyne Carrington seeks to answer.
Patriarchy, a hot-button word in and... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 25th, 2019 in News
From RTE
Album review: Joe Lovano – Trio Tapestry
By: Paddy Kehoe
Jazz saxophone legend Joe Lovano returns with Marilyn Crispell on piano and percussionist Carmen Castaldi on Trio Tapestry, a fascinating exercise in improvisation which you may find yourself... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 25th, 2019 in News
From Datebook – The San Francisco Chronicle
SFJazz to honor Cuban jazz giant Chucho Valdés
By: Andrew Gilbert
[…] On Thursday, Jan. 31, [Chucho Valdés] gets the royal treatment at the 2019 SFJazz Gala. In recent years, Valdés has forged... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 24th, 2019 in News
From J. Jill
Rhythm in Blues: Inspired Women
More and more women are breaking barriers in all aspects of the music industry. We’ve brought together an eclectic group of artists’“the trailblazers, the firsts, the remarkable and revered to learn what... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 24th, 2019 in News
From Broadway World
Kean Stage Announces The Appearance Of David Sanborn Quintet For An Afternoon Of Jazz
By: BWW News Desk
[…] Sanborn is excited about playing with this particular group of artists – Michael Dease on trombone, Andy Ezrin... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 23rd, 2019 in News
From JazzBuffalo
Joe Lovano Debuts Intimate Beauty Of Trio Tapestry
By: Tony Zambito
The Grammy Award Winning composer, arranger, and jazz saxophonist, Joe Lovano, debuted the first live performance of his new major works with ECM Records, Trio Tapestry, on... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 23rd, 2019 in News
From The 91st Academy Awards
Congratulations to Terence Blanchard, whose Original Score for Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman was nominated this morning for the 2019 Academy Award for Best Original Score!
See the full list of nominees here Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 22nd, 2019 in News
From Drum Channel
Kneebody ‘” Band Clinic and Interview
We are excited to sit down with some of today’s most prominent jazz musicians and discuss their ideas of improvising and music. Kneebody consists of Ben Wendel (Tenor), Nate Wood (Drums),... Read The Full Article
Posted Jan 21st, 2019 in News