Vic Juris has been one of the top guitarists on the scene for decades. Truly a guitarists’ guitarist, he paid his dues playing with such notables as saxophonist Dave Liebman, and organist Don Patterson. Juris was born in Jersey City, […]
On February 26th, Blue Note records releases Shift the new project from alto saxophonist Logan Richardson. Hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, the saxophonist has been in demand since his 2006 debut Cerebral Flow (Fresh Sound New Talent) performing with the […]
On February 26th, Blue Note records releases Shift the new project from alto saxophonist Logan Richardson. Hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, the saxophonist has been in demand since his 2006 debut Cerebral Flow (Fresh Sound New Talent) performing with the […]
Following the line of trumpet royalty beginning with Armstrong, Eldridge, Gillespie and Davis, Freddie Hubbard’s clarion tone, and incredible power is one of jazz’s most identifiable sounds. Born on April 7, 1938 in Indianapolis, Hubbard started with the euphonium and […]
With Christmas just a matter of hours away, it doesn’t take much to rouse people into the holiday spirit. There are tons of holiday music selections playing everywhere from restaurants to shopping malls, but jazz isn’t often the most often […]
With a few days away before the scariest day of the year, it may be good fun to choose some tunes that conjure images of the macabre, two selections really bring to mind the spirit of the season. One a […]
In the history of jazz there have been many colorful characters, Lester Young, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, pianist Cecil Taylor, the vocalist Babs Gonzales to name just a few. Tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, who recently celebrated his 82nd birthday has […]
Lee Morgan: “Speedball” from The Gigolo (Blue Note, 1965). Lee Morgan: trumpet, Wayne Shorter: tenor saxophone, Harold Mabern: piano, Bob Cranshaw: bass, Billy Higgins: drums. Recorded July 1, 1965 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Recording engineer: Rudy Van […]
2015 has been a rough year for America’s Classical Music. Irreplaceable, individual giants that have shaped the music with few peers such as the great Clark Terry and as of June 11, 2015 the enigmatic icon, Ornette Coleman, left the […]
For this podcast with the Miles Davis Estate, I sat down with Vince Wilburn Jr, nephew of Miles Davis, and Davis’ son Erin Davis, of Miles Davis Properties, LLC where we discussed the July 17th release of the forthcoming Miles […]
For this edition of the NYJW Podcast I spoke with trombonist Doug Beavers by telephone about his upcoming “Titanes del Trombon” released through ArtistShare on June 16th. We discussed his founding of the Harlem School for Urban Musicians, and his […]
Episode 3 of the New York Jazz Workshop Podcast with the great pianist and NYJW faculty member Amina Figarova. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, Figarova was inspired to play music at starting at the age of 2, beginning with classical studies […]
Vocalist Thana Alexa’s debut album Ode To Heroes (Harmonia Mundi/Jazz Village 2015) has her referred to as “a rising star on the jazz vocal scene”. The album showcases a talent as adept in a traditional vocal setting as she is […]