Anat Cohen
This is state-of-the art modern jazz, alternately hard swinging, contemplative, commercial, and abstract.
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Every piece here seems to play by its own rhythmic rules, and yet nowhere does the music sound academic or formal.
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A kaleidoscopic small-band adventure led by one of the world’s great clarinetists, and a superbly-played set by Ben Wendel’s dynamic quintet.
Read MoreJazz groups of eight to eleven often make fascinating and unusual music, but they rarely survive.
Read MoreI’ve never seen Kurt Elling when he wasn’t in fine voice, and this show was no exception.
Read MoreLike other great artists –- Martha Argerich and Steve Lacy come to mind right away — pianist Kirill Gerstein approaches every note with a sense of how important that note is in relation to every one that has come before and every one that is to come after.
Read MoreFor all the hand-wringing in the media about the death rattle of jazz, what with record stores closing and radio stations losing listeners, Newport reminds you that the art form is alive and well, with a growing audience of people of all ages and races. By Charles McEnerney, Host + Producer, Well-Rounded Radio Both the…
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