For sax poet Joe Lovano, the 2000s was a decade of variety. He was at the Village Vanguard with a horn-heavy nonet; at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in a duo with pianist Hank Jones; in Germany with a big...
Donald Byrd’s ’70s records are awesome. Unlike most of his peers, Byrd made the transition to electric groove-based jazz successfully, and a big part of that success was his longtime association...
After 43 years, saxophonist Wayne Shorter has returned to the Blue Note roster. And his first album for the label since 1970’s Odyssey of Iska is the third in a series of live albums documenting...
Trumpeter Johnny Coles, born in Trenton, NJ in 1926, was an in-demand sideman from the 1950s to the 1970s. Though he got his start in R&B, he made a smooth transition to jazz, working with James Moody,...
