
Philip Watson’s biography “Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music” will be published by Faber on 17 March 2022. Philip Watson has been a prolific feature […]
Philip Watson’s biography “Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music” will be published by Faber on 17 March 2022. Philip Watson has been a prolific feature […]
“I like music that sounds as if it was sawed by a rusty saw,” says pianist Jason Moran. Ahead of his show with Archie Shepp on the opening night of the EFG […]
Christian McBride and Jason Moran (Wigmore Hall, 6 October 2021. Live Review by Chris Parker) An amiable, impressive figure with a streak of mischievousness (I once witnessed him doing an impromptu James […]
A Press release this morning from the EFG London Jazz Festival is announcing a number of shows. The full text of the press release is as follows. Festival website link and previously […]
Jason Moran – The Harlem Hellfighters (Video premiere, streamed on 22 January 2021.) Here’s an unexpected pleasure. Jason Moran toured this important history-awakening project in 2018, briefly but brilliantly, to mark the […]
Jeff Gold – Sittin’ In – Jazz Clubs of the 1940s and 1950s includes interviews with Quincy Jones, Sonny Rollins, Robin Givhan, Jason Moran and Dan Morgenstern (Harper Design. 256 pages. Book Review […]
Jazzfest Berlin was livestreamed from various venues across Berlin and New York, 5-8 November 2020. Review by AJ Dehany: The 57th edition of Jazzfest Berlin was completely online via livestream and on […]
Immanuel Wilkins – Omega (Blue Note 0894797. CD review by Adam Sieff) Blue Note Records under the leadership of Don Was has developed and nurtured a powerful frontline artist roster and been […]
Jason Moran and The Bandwagon (Village Vanguard, NYC, 27 November 2019. Review by Mark Lewandowski) Thanksgiving week at the Village Vanguard has become to the jazz fan as much of a staple […]