The New York Times – Music:
He won Tonys for his orchestrations and Grammys for his compositions and arrangements. But he was best known for his genre-straddling work at CTI Records.
Category: Jazz
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The Bassist Carlos Henriquez Covers All the Latin and Jazz Bases
The New York Times – Music:
The longtime Jazz at Lincoln Center musician leads a tribute this weekend to his mambo ancestors Tito Puente and Tito Rodríguez.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Herbie Hancock
The New York Times – Music:
We asked musicians and experts, including Thundercat, Patrice Rushen and Nicole Sweeney, which Hancock song they would play for a friend.
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Abdul Wadud’s Cosmic Cello Music Gets Another Moment in the Sun
The New York Times – Music:
For decades, “By Myself,” the cellist’s defining statement made in 1977, was out of print. Before his 2022 death, he finalized plans for its first-ever re-pressing.
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Karl Berger, 88, Who Opened Minds of Generations of Musicians, Is Dead
The New York Times – Music:
A vibraphonist, pianist, educator and musical thinker, he co-founded the Creative Music Studio to bring all kinds of musicians together to foster cross-pollination and improvisation.
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What a Playwright and Tap Dancer Are Teaching Each Other
The New York Times – T Magazine:
The playwright and actress doesn’t think of the tap dancer Michela Marino Lerman as a mentee — because she’s learning from her, too.
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10 Tito Puente Essentials for the Mambo King’s Centennial
The New York Times – Music:
A Harlem-born New York original, the percussionist, composer and bandleader helped define Latin jazz and lay the groundwork for 1970s salsa.
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Ahmad Jamal, Jazz Pianist With a Measured Approach, Dies at 92
The New York Times – Music:
He was known for his laid-back style and for his influence on, among others, Miles Davis, who once said, “All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.”
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Review: ‘Champion,’ at the Met Opera, Spars With History
The New York Times – Music:
Terence Blanchard’s jazz-inflected work tells the real-life story of the boxer Emile Griffith, haunted by guilt when an opponent died after a fight.