The New York Times – Music:
She sparred with avant-garde instrumentalists and used electronics to alter and extend her vocal palette. She was also at home in more conventional settings.
Category: Jazz
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The Saxophone Master Shabaka Hutchings Is on a New Journey: Flutes
The New York Times – Music:
The British musician is an artist in residence at Winter Jazzfest in New York this week, playing an instrument group that he first picked up in 2019.
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Linda Sharrock Has Lost Her Speech, but She’s Still Performing
The New York Times – Music:
Linda Sharrock, an avant-garde jazz musician who became aphasic after a 2009 stroke, has returned to the stage and inspired new generations.
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‘Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got’ Review: A Lens on a Jazz Luminary
The New York Times – Music:
Brigitte Berman’s dazzling 1985 look at the self-taught virtuoso clarinetist and bandleader is showing after a restoration.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Strata-East Records
The New York Times – Music:
This label founded in 1971 gave Afrocentric and psychedelic jazz a home, and found a breakout hit with Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson. Take a guided tour through its deep catalog.
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Les McCann, a Jazz Pianist and Singer, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Music:
He released more than 50 albums but had his greatest commercial success with “Compared to What,” a recording that came together at the last minute in 1969.
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Willie Ruff, Jazz Missionary and Professor, Dies at 92
The New York Times – Music:
A master of the French horn, a rarity in jazz, he toured the world with the pianist Dwike Mitchell and taught music at Yale.
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Zita Carno, Concert Pianist, Coltrane Scholar and More, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Music:
A veteran of 25 years with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, she was known as much for her eccentricities as for her exceptional musicianship.
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Carlos Lyra, Composer Who Brought Finesse to Bossa Nova, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Music:
When Brazilian musicians fused samba with jazz and classical influences in the 1950s and ’60s, he was among the first, and the best.