Allen Michie
Left to her own devices for a change to pick the material, the format, and the musicians, singer Jo Lawry has chosen with grace and guts.
Read MoreThe magazine’s jazz critics look back over the past year and highlight their favorite albums.
Read MoreEach month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Read MoreThis movie reminds us that — if there is any meaning to life at all — it’s what you bring to it, not what it brings to you.
Read MoreNow that he’s 70, it’s only right that guitarist John Scofield takes a victory lap with his first solo album.
Read More“Every record can have its own unique sound, depending on who has owned it, who’s touched it, where it’s been. That’s really important to me.” This movie makes you realize that these things should be important to you, too.
Read MoreEach month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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Jazz Commentary: Billy Cobham, Then and Now — An Awesome Jazz Drummer
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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