Although the free jazz movement of the 1960s and ‘70s was much maligned in some jazz circles, its pioneers – brilliant talents like Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, and […]
Fire Music: The Story of Free Jazz
Malaysian musicians celebrate Jazz Day
The UN is celebrating International Jazz Day on Saturday. Millions of fans across the world are marking the occasion. In places like Malaysia Jazz hasn’t found a strong following. But musicians there […]
Bill Evans – Some Other Time (Mini-Documentary)
Some Other Time: The Lost Session From the Black Forest is a newly unearthed studio session from the iconic pianist Bill Evans featuring bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jack DeJohnette. Recorded on […]
Gato Barbieri Dies at Age 83
Latin Jazz saxophonist Leandro “Gato” Barbieri, who composed the Grammy-winning music for the steamy Marlon Brando film Last Tango in Paris and recorded dozens of albums over a career spanning more than […]
British Jazz Pianist John Taylor Is Dead
It has been announced that the he very great pianist John Taylor, a towering figure in European jazz, died last night, Friday 17th July, He had a sudden heart attack while performing […]
When Jon Batiste Met Quincy Jones
Pianist and melodica virtuoso Jon Batiste on meeting his musical hero Quincy Jones at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Jamaaladeen Tacuma remembers Ornette Coleman
“Life is already complete. You can’t learn what life is. And the only way you die is if something kills you. So if life and death are already understood, what are we […]
Jimmy Carter Talks About Jazz
Jazz is America’s music. Jazz was born in the United States. Jazz is really the best music to represent America because: It is partly planned and partly spontaneous; that is, as the […]
POP QUIZ: Can You Name the Vocalist and the Saxophonist?
From a late 50s big band gig, a feature on a popular standard with a unique vocalist and saxophonist who never quite found fame, but with a distinctive style, nevertheless.
Interview with Sun Ra Arkestra saxophonist Marshall Allen
The jazz world has had its share of workplace bullies. Drummer Buddy Rich was notorious for his rudeness and peremptory sackings, and double-bassist Charles Mingus would assault musicians mid-performance if he thought […]
