The New York Times – Music:
Some of pop’s highest-wattage stars (Charli XCX! Sombr!) hit the road, and artists including Riley Green, Miranda Lambert and Victoria Monét prepare anticipated new releases.
Category: Jazz
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Cassandra Wilson Led Jazz Into the Future With Warmth and Creative Conviction
The New York Times – Music:
With a self-possessed vision, the vocalist married her easy and intimate tone to jazz, blues and folk experiments, opening the door to a new postmodernism.
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Gene Bertoncini, Jazz Guitarist Who Dazzled With Subtlety, Dies at 89
The New York Times – Music:
He performed at the highest level for decades, sensitively backing singers like Tony Bennett and Lena Horne when not leading his own innovative groups.
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Mundane Amtrak Data Becomes an Ensemble Performance in Train Jazz
The New York Times – Music:
Train Jazz captures and maps the choreography of the Amtrak network into a seven-instrument jazz ensemble, now playing on an internet-connected device near you.
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Cassandra Wilson, Star Jazz Singer, Dies at 70
The New York Times – Music:
With a low and smoky voice, she conjured the blues tradition of her native Mississippi in both her own songs and in covers.
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Patrick Gleeson, Who Made Synthesizers Part of Jazz, Dies at 91
The New York Times – Music:
He abandoned a job teaching college English in the 1960s to become a pioneer of the instrument, playing onstage with Herbie Hancock’s jazz band.
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Patrick Gleeson, Who Made Synthesizers Part of Jazz, Dies at 91
The New York Times – Music:
He abandoned a job teaching college English in the 1960s to become a pioneer of the instrument, playing onstage with Herbie Hancock’s jazz band.
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10 Songs We’re Talking About
The New York Times – Music:
Jorja Smith offers a loaded invitation, Rapsody explores Africa and the cosmos, and Carly Simon returns with her first single in decades.
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Sullivan Fortner Can’t Dodge the Spotlight Much Longer
The New York Times – Music:
This standards-leaning pianist has made fans of jazz’s heavyweights. On “Leave That in There,” out Aug. 28, his playful originals reveal another level of virtuosity.