When jazz fans discuss the really big compositions of the past, a small number of controversial classics dominate the conversation: including Ellington's Black, Brown & Beige , Marsalis's Blood on the Fields , and Mingus's Epitaph . Read More
Rockpile, a collaborative journey of poetry and music, featuring David Meltzer, poet, musician and essayist, and Michael Rothenberg, poet, song writer and editor of Big Bridge Press, along with worldclass musicians Marty Ehrlich, Lindsey Horner, Michael Stephans and Bill Zavatsky, will perform on Sunday, November 9th at the Gershwin Hotel in New York City. New York is the fifth stop of the Rockpile journey. Read More
Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to commence our season-long celebration of the work and life of multi-instrumentalist and composer Don Cherry (1936-1995). Read More
Pianist and vibraphone player Karl Berger cites Ornette Coleman as a close friend and mentor; Coleman's ways of ... Read the full Karl Berger bio.