Jazz
Strong albums from trios led by pianists Edward Simon and Alfredo Rodríguez.
Javon Jackson’s homage to Bob Dylan is well thought out and beautifully rendered.
The jam-rock vibes and gnarly blues licks that Scofield showcased in many of his projects over the years weren’t evident in Saturday’s laid-back final set of his trio’s two-night stand.
Three recent high-end LP reissues that have only become more valuable over time.
“Listening to Prestige” can be read as a kind of post-literate anti-Spotify. And, lo and behold, it’s true jazz history.
Reviews of live performances by bands led by flutist and composer Jamie Baum and saxophonist Miguel Zenón.
Kris Davis appeared with her current trio of acoustic bassist Robert Hurst and drummer Johnathan Blake, a simpatico unit that clearly responds to both the pianist’s genre-pushing forms and spontaneous sense of adventure.
Looks at new music from Joel Ross, Al Foster, John Vanore & Abstract Truth, Tomeka Reid Quartet, and John Ellis & Double Wide.
Along with its slew of images — photos, sketches, and ephemera as well as album covers — WAIL offers what amounts to a compelling oral history of the mid-century explosion, not only of recorded jazz but of graphic design and, by extension, a burgeoning New York cultural scene.
Composer and bandleader Maria Schneider is a storyteller, and that’s the best way to approach her music for the first time. You listen like you read a short story, with your full attention, and your imagination synced with all of your senses.
Arts Commentary: The Kennedy Center and the Boston Symphony Orchestra — A Tale of Two Crises