Lindsey Webster will release her sixth recording, Reasons, on September 9. “Everything is energy,” exclaims the stunning, charismatic Billboard #1 singer/songwriter Lindsey Webster. “Atoms make up everything, and they are only made of 0.0001% matter. That leaves 99.9999% space – aka energy! This simple fact is how I remember to take my focus off of
Does the weird title of trumpeter Nate Wooley’s second outing with his Columbia Icefield quartet suggest a departure from the icy, atmospheric beauty of their … Read More “Nate Wooley Columbia Icefield: Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes (Pyroclastic)” The post Nate Wooley Columbia Icefield: Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes (Pyroclastic) appeared first on JazzTimes.
In an interview with Wayne Enstice and Janis Stockhouse in Jazzwomen: Conversations with Twenty-One Musicians more than 20 years ago, pianist/composer Joanne Brackeen described herself … Read More “Joanne Brackeen: Before & After” The post Joanne Brackeen: Before & After appeared first on JazzTimes.
Like most aspects of American commerce, jazz marketing has become fixated on branding. Every album needs a backstory, a peg beyond the music. Case in … Read More “Harish Raghavan: In Tense (Whirlwind)” The post Harish Raghavan: In Tense (Whirlwind) appeared first on JazzTimes.
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Trades between Jennifer Hartswick and trombonist Roy Agee bend around an elastic New Orleans pulse on Hartswick’s new single, “By the River.” With vocal contributions from Shira Elias and Maureen Murphy, the song celebrates reveries of girlhood. The post Jennifer Hartswick ‘By The River’ – LISTEN appeared first on Smooth Jazz and Smooth Soul.
Although AL STRONG is not yet a household name, his newest album, LOVE STRONGER, will surely give him the wide exposure he deserves. Strong is a trumpet and flugelhorn player, composer, arranger, and professor of music. He released his debut recording, Love Strong Vol. 1, in 2015. IndyWeek Magazine said, “Though it’s a clean, cool and virtuosic workshop of a record, Strong mostly
Arthur’s Tavern, a former speakeasy jazz bar that was founded in 1937, has reopened after a renovation to retain the West Village venue’s vintage look … Read More “Arthur’s Tavern Reopens in New York City” The post Arthur’s Tavern Reopens in New York City appeared first on JazzTimes.
In its near-century of excellence, The New Yorker has been home to more than its share of tops-in-their-field contributors. There’s E.B. White, with his luminous … Read More “Whitney Balliett: Virtuoso on Paper” The post Whitney Balliett: Virtuoso on Paper appeared first on JazzTimes.
Art Hirahara is a true thinker and seeker. Over the course of seven previous leader dates on the Posi-Tone imprint, this pianist has made his … Read More “Art Hirahara: Verdant Valley (Posi-Tone)” The post Art Hirahara: Verdant Valley (Posi-Tone) appeared first on JazzTimes.