Steve Provizer

Musician Interview: Saxophonist, Composer, and Historian of Early Jazz Allen Lowe — An Invaluable Maverick

June 22, 2025
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Allen Lowe is a saxophonist, composer, and historian of early jazz and roots music who doesn’t think he’s getting a fair shake from jazz’s gatekeepers.

Book Review: “The Director” — To Collaborate or Not to Collaborate, That Is the Question

May 14, 2025
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This wake-up call — what will artists be asked to do to please the powers-that-be? — is also a good read.

Film Review: “Soundtrack to a Coup d’État” — The Freedom of Jazz, Manipulated in the Cold War

January 11, 2025
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This is a chilling tale of the (last) Cold War, and footage of Teslas and iPhones serves as a potent reminder that the struggle for global natural resources, in the Third World and beyond, continues.

Book Review: “Mood Machine” — In the Mood for Manipulation

January 7, 2025
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Some rugged individualists may want to break out of the corporate cycle of dependency. If they do, they might even come across music they love that they would never have dreamed existed in the Spotify universe.

Jazz Concert Review: Vijay Iyer Trio — A Hard Won Freedom

November 29, 2024
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The Vijay Iyer Trio creates an atmosphere that becomes so intense listeners are compelled to share the vibe.

Arts Advocacy: Sign Our Petition! An Open Letter to Generative AI Leaders

October 27, 2024
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It is time for some fierce pushback from the artistic community and lovers of the arts to Generative AI Leaders.

Arts Remembrance: Saxophonist/Composer/Arranger Benny Golson –“I Remember Benny”

September 24, 2024
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Benny Golson’s accomplishments were enormous and lasting.

Arts Appreciation: The Late Dan Morgenstern — Jazz Writer, Editor, and Archivist

September 10, 2024
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Two jazz writers for the magazine pay homage to the indispensable accomplishments of jazz writer Dan Morgenstern, who passed away on September 7 at the age of 94.

Concert Review: Tuba Skinny — Creating Traditional Jazz Anew

September 8, 2024
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The 8-piece band Tuba Skinny is one of the most entertaining purveyors of traditional jazz around.

Musician Interview: Veteran Vocalist/Pianist Ben Sidran on Expanding the Aural Horizon in “Rainmaker”

July 29, 2024
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“Popular music in America is already so formulated and dumbed-down that the fear of AI making it more trivial is probably beside the point.”

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