Pianist Masaru Imada is still alive at 90 and living, I presume, somewhere in the Tokyo he’s called home for most of those 90 years. … Read More “Masaru Imada Trio + 1: Planets (BBE)” The post Masaru Imada Trio + 1: Planets (BBE) appeared first on JazzTimes.
It was the warmest October on record in Seattle. Usually, when the Earshot Jazz Festival comes to town, it provides an escape from the autumn … Read More “The Earshot Jazz Festival Owns Seattle’s Early Autumn” The post The Earshot Jazz Festival Owns Seattle’s Early Autumn appeared first on JazzTimes.
Two freethinking sound explorers join forces on this otherworldly collection of pieces. Radical composer/accordionist Pauline Oliveros was an electronic music icon whose revolutionary practices employed … Read More “Pauline Oliveros & James Ilgenfritz with Anagram Ensemble: Altamirage (Infrequent Seams)” The post Pauline Oliveros & James Ilgenfritz with Anagram Ensemble: Altamirage (Infrequent Seams) appeared first on
On December 9—which would have been the late trumpeter Donald Byrd’s 90th birthday—Blue Note Records will release Live: Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux, a … Read More “Previously Unreleased 1973 Donald Byrd Recording Coming in December” The post Previously Unreleased 1973 Donald Byrd Recording Coming in December appeared first on JazzTimes.
The 2023 Grammy Awards nominations, announced November 15, include 26 nominations of artists and/or recordings across five jazz categories. But jazz or jazz-adjacent performers also … Read More “Nominations Announced for 2023 Grammy Awards” The post Nominations Announced for 2023 Grammy Awards appeared first on JazzTimes.
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For many jazz fans, it’s the greatest holiday recording ever. For others, with its largely instrumental, non-caroling format, perhaps not. But the creative soundtrack work … Read More “Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas (Craft/Concord)” The post Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas (Craft/Concord) appeared first on JazzTimes.
At certain points in his long and varied career, Bill Bruford has been called a rock drummer. At others, he has been called a jazz … Read More “Bill Bruford: The Boundary Investigator” The post Bill Bruford: The Boundary Investigator appeared first on JazzTimes.
Paying tribute to Leonard Cohen can be a daunting prospect. His vocals, as borderline-atonal and emotionally enervated as they may have sounded, were in fact … Read More “Various Artists: Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen (Blue Note) / Art of Time Ensemble: Songs of Leonard Cohen Live (Art of Time)” The post