Jazz
Over the past year, I’ve delved into the most significant body of work for string quartet ever written by a composer whose primary identity with the public is as a jazz musician. Here’s how to begin your own encounter with important facets of the work of an artist whose name you ought to know.
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MJQ pianist John Lewis would have loved to have had an orchestra this well rehearsed and recorded so beautifully.
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A roll call of some of the notable musicians who passed away lat year.
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There exists a worldwide community of journalists and critics who depend on each other to keep tabs on the ever-expanding universe of jazz and it’s more-or-less-affiliated fringes and fusions, and this poll is one of our most effective — and most anticipated — resources.
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This is the 17th annual edition of the Francis Davis Jazz Poll, finally named for its founder and guiding light. The Poll collates top-ten lists from 151 jazz critics and journalists, and as such provides a wealth of insight into and data about this past year in jazz.
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Billy Cobham plays right on top of the beat, and his grooves are impeccable. Maybe he’s not the first drummer you’d call for a loose New Orleans shuffle, but if you could hire the Terminator to be your percussionist, Cobham is your man.
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2022 in music documentaries: Ten worth streaming, plus a disappointment.
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Still, for all the gloom and doom, there’s no question that a bountiful amount of live music was finally on offer throughout the year as musicians and presenters continued to defy the odds.
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It’s hard to imagine anyone producing a more complete and authoritative biography of baritone sax player Pepper Adams.
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The 17th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll — My Poll Without Me
This most recent poll also proves the worth of the poll itself — that it doesn’t so much confirm consensus as create it.
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