There's no single answer to the question of what's happening in jazz right now, but "Historicity" by the kinetic trio led by pianist Vijay Iyer represents one reasonable place to start (3 stars, ACT). Read More
Nov. 22, 2009 Iyer trio's new 'Historicity' draws from eclectic sources BY MARK STRYKER FREE PRESS MUSIC CRITIC There's no single answer to the question of what's happening in jazz right now, but "Historicity" by the kinetic trio led by pianist Vijay Iyer represents one reasonable place to start (*** out of four stars, ACT). Read More
Since his days with John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner has shown himself to be a wizard on the piano. Read More
The subtext of the week's performances with McCoy Tyner, Roy Haynes, Eddie Palmieri and Jack DeJohnette as guests on various nights is that Mr. Glover is a musician. Read More
DETROIT - First novels are often thinly disguised autobiographies, so why should a first piano concerto be any different? Read More
(Los Angeles, November 20, 2009) On Sunday, November 29, 2009 the Brazilian Jazz Collective, featuring Danny Green (piano), Ami Molinelli (percussion) and Eva Scow (mandolin), will begin their first California tour to present their unique collaboration of music. Read More
Born in Santo Domingo, Camilo began playing the piano by ear at 4 1/2 , quickly started writing his own songs and entered the conservatory at 9. Read More
You get the feeling that this evening was an attempt to be 'hip'. Read More
Join us this Friday, November 13th, for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview with seminal jazz guitarist, John Abercrombie. Read More
Recorded jazz is still under a century old, but in a little over nine decades an enormous quantity of music has amassed. Read More
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.