The New York Times – Music:
The jazz pianist is an inheritor more than an innovator, but he puts the past to use in service of fun, blending genres and embodying the pleasures of his hometown, New Orleans.
Author: Giovanni Russonello
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Ron Miles, Understated Master of Jazz Cornet, Is Dead at 58
The New York Times – Music:
He enjoyed the admiration of his fellow musicians for decades, but he had just been starting to find his place in the spotlight.
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Cécile McLorin Salvant’s Album Tackles a Newer Archive: Her Own
The New York Times – Music:
The vocalist who dares to take on older music with unsavory history turns inward on “Ghost Song,” her most revealing and rewarding album yet.
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Marta Sánchez Finds Beauty in Loss With a Refreshed Quintet
The New York Times – Music:
“SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum),” an album featuring three new players, was written after the death of the pianist’s mother in 2020.
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How Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter Realized His Dream: an Opera
The New York Times – Music:
“Iphigenia,” an update of the ancient Greek myth eight years in the making and decades in the dreaming, will begin a run of performances this month.