Dave Douglas
Trumpeter Dave Douglas has led a lot of groups since emerging onto the global jazz scene in the late 1980s, including the Tiny Bell Trio; a quintet that included violin, cello, bass, and drums; a...
View ArticleCharles Lloyd
Saxophonist Charles Lloyd has had a remarkable career. He joined drummer Chico Hamilton‘s group in 1960, quickly becoming its de facto leader: he wrote almost all the music for Passin’ Thru, A...
View ArticleThe Tone World: Part 1
Bassist William Parker has a fairly epic box out this week. Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone World is a 10CD set, with each disc featuring a different ensemble, many of which do not...
View ArticleBheki Mseleku
Pianist Bheki Mseleku was a crucial figure in South African jazz, even if his name doesn’t ring out like that of Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Abdullah Ibrahim, or Chris McGregor. Born in Durban in...
View ArticleThe Shell Game @ 20
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, saxophonist Tim Berne had led the bands Bloodcount and Caos Totale, as well as other groups featuring a pool of players like Bill Frisell, Hank Roberts, Tom Rainey,...
View ArticleWillie Jones III
In the introduction to his 1985 book Rhythm-a-Ning, Gary Giddins writes, “When we talk about a renaissance in jazz, we are talking about a wealth of interesting music, not a broad-scaled awakening of...
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