Steve Provizer
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.
This wake-up call — what will artists be asked to do to please the powers-that-be? — is also a good read.
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.
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.
The Vijay Iyer Trio creates an atmosphere that becomes so intense listeners are compelled to share the vibe.
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.
“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.”

Arts Remembrance: Saxophonist/Composer/Arranger Benny Golson –“I Remember Benny”
Benny Golson’s accomplishments were enormous and lasting.
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