The New York Times – Music:
The decision to place another festival right on top of Jazzfest highlighted how much has been flipped upside-down in jazz over the past 20 years.
Author: Giovanni Russonello
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Best Jazz Albums of 2023
The New York Times – Music:
The year’s most thrilling albums were made by artists pushing beyond borders, teaming with new collaborators and making bold statements of their own.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Flute
The New York Times – Music:
The flute is one of the more overlooked instruments in jazz, but it’s been making an impact on improvised music for more than 50 years. Let 10 experts take you on a guided tour.
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Jahari Stampley Wins the Herbie Hancock Jazz Competition
The New York Times – Music:
Jahari Stampley, a 23-year-old pianist from Chicago, won the prize as the genre’s premier coronation ceremony for young talent was held for the first time since 2019.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sarah Vaughan
The New York Times – Music:
All it might take is a second and a half of hearing her sing to make your spine tingle or your heart drop. Opera singers, jazz vocalists, writers and Vaughan’s biographer share their favorites.
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How Pharoah Sanders Beckoned the Gods on the Intimate ‘Pharoah’
The New York Times – Music:
The three-song 1976 recording arrives in a new boxed set at what seems a perfect moment to deepen our appreciation for the saxophonist’s role in music history.
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Ambrose Akinmusire Learned to Let Go (With Help From Joni Mitchell)
The New York Times – Music:
The trumpeter will release “Owl Song,” a spare new album, this fall as he takes on a new role as artistic director of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz.
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Terence Blanchard, Pushing Jazz Forward From a New Perch
The New York Times – Music:
The trumpeter and composer follows the premiere of two Met operas with an appointment as executive artistic director of SFJazz in San Francisco and a Jazz Masters honor.