TrioKinesis' Saturday concert promises aural adventures
- 3:18 PM — Jun 1 —
- Source: The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA
St. Louis-bred saxophonist Eric Person likes to get around, musically speaking. Read More
Meet The Parents: Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks (Relix Revisited: 2003)
- 2:44 PM — May 23 —
- Source: Relix
On the heels of the new Tedeschi Trucks Band release, we look back to the February-March 2003 issue of Relix for this feature on Derek and Susan. Read More
National Registry adds Summer, Prince tunes
- 8:07 AM — May 23 —
- Source: MSNBC
Six days after her death, Donna Summer's futuristic techno hit "I Feel Love" has been selected for induction into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, it was announced Tuesday. Read More
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild continues Dutch Women of Jazz theme
- 12:40 AM — May 17 —
- Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pianist-composer-arranger Amina Figarova has lived in New York for two years, but based on her two decades in Rotterdam, she's still a good fit for the Manchester Craftmen's Guild's Dutch Women of Jazz theme. Read More
FESTIVAL/CRUISE: 2012 Festival Awards
- 1:43 PM — May 16 —
- Source: All About Jazz
Liza Minnelli is the 14th recipient of the Ella Fitzgerald Award, established in 1999 for our 20th anniversary and conferred in recognition of the versatility, improvisational originality and quality of repertoire of a singer renowned on the international scene. Read More
HT Interview: Rob Barraco Pt. 2 – Dark Star Orchestra
- 11:42 AM — May 8 —
- Source: Hidden Track
Yesterday, we posted the first part of our chat with keyboardist Rob Barraco , which focused on the past, present and future of the Phil Lesh Quintet. Read More
New Zealander Kimbra Wins International Songwriting Competition, Takes Home $25K
- 7:56 PM — May 6 —
- Source: MusiqQueen.com
The International Songwriting Competition (ISC), the world's foremost global songwriting event, is pleased to announce its 2011 winners. Read More
Graded on a Curve: Booker Ervin, The Freedom Book
- 8:53 AM — May 3 —
- Source: The Vinyl District
While he's remembered foremost as a key contributor to the bands of jazz titan Charles Mingus, tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin also recorded a slew of outstanding albums as a leader, none of them better than his 1963 outing The Freedom Book. If the accumulated weight of post-bop's golden era can sometimes feel like an unfathomable musical avalanche, this casually faultless quartet outing is unquestionably one for the hearing. Read More
ISC Grand Prize Is Awarded To New Zealander Kimbra For The Song "Cameo Lover"
- 1:22 PM — May 2 —
- Source: Alt Sounds
The International Songwriting Competition (ISC), the world's foremost global songwriting event, is pleased to announce its 2011 winners. Read More
Music Review: The Billy Hart Quartet - All Our Reasons
- 12:21 PM — May 2 —
- Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Music)- Seattle WA
The Billy Hart Quartet was originally known as the Ethan Iverson /Mark Turner Quartet when they formed in 2003. Read More
Biography
It is to McCoy Tyner's great credit that his career after John Coltrane has been far from anti-climatic. Along with Bill Evans,... Read the full McCoy Tyner bio.



