The New York Times – Music:
Possibly the most prolific archival record producer in history, he was a founder of the Mosaic label, which became the gold standard of jazz reissues.
Category: Jazz
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Laufey, Gen Z’s Pop Jazz Icon, Sings for the Anxious Generation
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The Gen Z ‘it girl’ singer on the painful push and pull of young love.
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Peter Gordon, Music’s Mr. Adjacent, Is Starting His Own Record Label
The New York Times – Music:
Peter Gordon, who studied with Terry Riley, has always made music that is surprising but accessible. Now he’s starting his own record label.
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Kamasi Washington Wants to Remain Unstoppable
The New York Times – Music:
Nine years after the release of the album that changed his life, the saxophonist is bringing new collaborators and new parts of himself into his work.
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How the Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt Became a Chronicler of Black Jazz History
The New York Times – Music:
Inspired by the drummer Arthur Taylor’s “Notes and Tones” collection of interviews with fellow musicians, Pelt started his own book series, “Griot.”
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A Jazz Lounge That’s More Than Kind of Blue
The New York Times – T Magazine:
Plus: Thom Browne bedding, a new Brooklyn bakery and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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Casey Benjamin, Free-Spirited Saxophonist, Dies at 45
The New York Times – Music:
A musical voyager who wouldn’t be limited by genre, style or even instrument, he brought exuberance to the Robert Glasper Experiment and other groups.
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Albert Heath, Jazz Drum Virtuoso, Is Dead at 88
The New York Times – Music:
He accompanied stars like John Coltrane and worked frequently with his brothers. “I’ve always thought I was a master,” he once said. Few disagreed.