The latest videos of live performances are available here. These include performances by Ingrid Laubrock, Dan Peck, Tom Rainey, Pulverize the Sound, Jeremiah Cymerman, Sweet Banditry, Kyoko Kitamura, Ken Filiano, and others.
Jazz Right Now welcomes Mara Rosenbloom and Patrick Breiner to the list of artists featured on the site.
Congratulations to all of the artists who received awards this year. Musician of the Year: Nate Wooley Newcomer Musician: Matt Mitchell Group of the Year: Mostly Other People Do the Killing Newcomer Group: Black Host Album of the Year: Illusionary Sea by Mary Halvorson Septet Composer: Wadada Leo Smith Drums: Ches Smith Double Bass: Mark
Winter Jazzfest (Jan 7-11) has a promising list of performers this year (a full listing is available here). I have highlighted some of the most exciting bands below: January 10 (Friday): Judson Church (beginning at 6:15 pm) Mary Halvorson Septet Peter Brötzmann Trio with Jason Adasiewicz, Hamid Drake Improvised Round Robin Duets NYU Law School
January has an unusually long list of amazing concerts (a full list is available here). I would like to highlight these in particular: Jan 4: Yoni Kretzmer 2Bass Quartet with Sean Conly, Reuben Radding, Mike Pride and guest Assif Tsahar at Ibeam Brooklyn 8:30 pm Jan 4: Mary Halvorson Quintet with Jonathan Finlayson, Jon Irabagon,
I listened to so much incredible music over the past year, so it was very difficult to select a small number of records to highlight as my picks for best of 2013. To make the task even more arduous, I limited it to just 15. I found that each of these records made me listen
Despite being urged by several musicians in the community to put together a best of 2013 list, I initially resisted doing so for two reasons. I set out for Jazz Right Now to be supportive of the community as a whole, to highlight the work of an entire generation (or two) of musicians who are
JACK Arts has been a vital arts space for the Brooklyn creative music scene. This wonderful fundraiser is aimed at generating money to provide performing artists guaranteed income. Please consider contributing to the effort! http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/music-for-life-the-jack-challenge-grant-fundraiser
Yoni Kretzmer is following up his highly successful summer concert series with another program beginning this month, scheduled for each Sunday evening at the Legion (790 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn). Last week’s bill featured the Roy Campbell Trio and Swell-Kretzmer-Heberer-Johnson-Taylor. Upcoming performances include: December 15 Rob Brown Quartet (with Kenny Warren, Peter Bitenc, Juan Pablo Carletti),
Reposted from Nate Wooley: I’m really happy to personally announce the release of Sound American 7: The Deep Listening Issue at www.soundamerican.org. Exploring those artists that choose to articulate their musical concept by choosing to engage with musical instruments of their own making, creating a new musical language and syntax full of personal meaning outside
