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
Sojourn is the latest album from Steve Oliver, and when you listen to the album, you will hear orchestras, piano, sitar, and various electronic elements. But each song is played completely live with only one guitar, no other instruments are used. The songs were recorded live in his studio with no overdubs. The guitars are
BET announced the new air date for “Soul Train Awards” 2022, now premiering Saturday, November 26th at 8 pm ET/PT on BET, BET HER, Logo, MTV2, and VH1, hosted by award-winning comedian and actor Deon Cole. J. Valentine joins previously announced Ari Lennox, Chanté Moore, Muni Long, SiR, Tank, and BET Amplified stage artists Coco Jones and Q as performers. BET also announced this year’s presenters to include JB Smoove, Lucky Daye, Mark Tallman & Michelle Mitchenor (BET+
Ask an audiophile what kind of stereo system a rock fan is likely to have, and they’ll probably describe a JBL setup with muscular amps … Read More “Audio Files: The Best Stereo System for Jazz Fans” The post Audio Files: The Best Stereo System for Jazz Fans appeared first on JazzTimes.