Misz the Groove Producer has produced music featuring Patrice Rushen, Jeff Lorber and Ernie Watts. Her present lineup consists of Jessica Lurie on alto, soprano and tenor saxophones and flute. Kate Olson on soprano and tenor saxophones.The rhythm section features Michael Powers on guitars, Paul Richardson on keys, and John Studamire on bass. This is…
The Columbus, Ohio native drummer/bandleader James Gaiters is one of the most swinging and rocksteady drummers on the scene today, as evidenced byhis high profile gigs with Mulgrew Miller, David Murray, James Carter, and the jazz organ virtuoso Jimmy Smith, to name a select few. Gaiters is a student of the jazzorgan trio tradition, and…
Uncertainty brought on by the pandemic has inspired major life changes as well as creating a sense of urgency when it comes to completing long-gestating projects. Five years in the making and fifteen years since their last release, jazz ensemble The Jones Factor committed to finishing their third album, “The Time is Now,” as soon as pandemic…
Terence Blanchard looked around the restaurant table and launched into a gentle sermon about jazz education in Detroit that was part homily, part pep talk, … Read More “20 Years of Supporting Detroit Jazz” The post 20 Years of Supporting Detroit Jazz appeared first on JazzTimes.
Improvised music like jazz requires creative listening. Avant-garde jazz requires the most creative listening of all. The music of Whit Dickey’s quartet (Dickey, drums; Rob … Read More “Whit Dickey Quartet: Astral Long Form: Staircase in Space (TAO Forms)” The post Whit Dickey Quartet: Astral Long Form: Staircase in Space (TAO Forms) appeared first on…
Columbia University’s Center for Jazz Studies, in conjunction with the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF), is presenting the 2022 Louis Armstrong International Continuum: Armstrong & … Read More “Armstrong International Continuum Presents Virtual Symposium and Concert” The post Armstrong International Continuum Presents Virtual Symposium and Concert appeared first on JazzTimes.
Blue Note Re:imagined returns in 2022 with a new 16-track compilation featuring fresh takes on music from the illustrious Blue Note Records vaults recorded by a heavyweight line-up of the UK jazz, soul, and R&B scene’s most hotly-tipped rising stars. Arriving off the back of the widespread international success of the first volume, which topped jazz charts around…
The first JazzTimes Top Track contest, which began accepting submissions in April, is now heading into its final days. If would-be entrants wish to have their music … Read More “JazzTimes Top Track Contest Enters Final Phase” The post JazzTimes Top Track Contest Enters Final Phase appeared first on JazzTimes.
In the jazz guitar world, there’s a small army of wildly innovative six-stringers who are stylistically all over the map, many of them leaning into … Read More “Benji Kaplan: Something Here Inside (Wise Cat)” The post Benji Kaplan: Something Here Inside (Wise Cat) appeared first on JazzTimes.
The Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³) organization, founded by Jen Shyu and Sara Serpa in 2020, has announced the lineup for the M³ Festival, to … Read More “M³ Festival To Be Held In-Person in New York City” The post M³ Festival To Be Held In-Person in New York City appeared first on JazzTimes.