Jazz Saxophonist Myron Walden Returns With New 'Momentum'

Jazz has had its fair share of players who have put their careers on hold to do some woodshedding. ... Read More »

Django Reinhardt New York Festival Celebrates Its 10th Year

The impact of Sinti gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt is hard to overestimate. He is in the pantheon ... Read More »

Composer and Arranger Gerald Wilson: The Big-Band Sage

It's not often that you get to talk to someone 91 years old, not to mention one who has played, ... Read More »

Jazz to Be Seen and Heard: New Series of 'Jazz Icons' DVDs

I've always been less than ecstatic to sit at home and watch live jazz performances on TV. As ... Read More »

Wayne Wallace: Trombonist on the Run

It's hard to know where to begin with San Francisco-based trombonist Wayne Wallace. Since going ... Read More »

Jazz Guitarist Joe Morris Does It His Way

A jazz artist who balances a sharp ear for melody with an intellect inspired by improvisation's ... Read More »

Italian Vocalist Roberta Gambarini's Imperfect Jazz

As the child of parents who met at a jazz concert, it would seem that singer Roberta Gambarini was ... Read More »

Drummer Matt Wilson Put the 'Play' in Playing Jazz With His Quartet

Drummers have a reputation of being a little "different" than the rest of the players on the ... Read More »

Jazz Bassist Ben Allison: 'Free' to Be

Bassist Ben Allison has a boyish look to him, but he's carved out a impressive career for himself ... Read More »

East Meets West in the Music of Rez Abbasi

One of the most interesting jazz arrivals in recent years has been the emergence of South Asian ... Read More »

Paul Motian Trio Still Leading the Jazz Vanguard

Jazz has its fair share of musical characters. It's the improvisers' stock and trade to take that ... Read More »

Jazz Doesn't Need to Be Saved -- It's Doing Fine

Cultural critic Terry Teachout recently wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal titled 'Can Jazz ... Read More »

Guitarist Mike Moreno Is Focusing on the Music

Part of jazz's next wave, guitarist Mike Moreno has already amassed a significant ... Read More »

Gary Burton Is Forging Ahead With the Good Vibes

Since emerging in the 1960s, Gary Burton has quickly become one of the primary litmus tests for ... Read More »

Hassell, Vandermark and Argue: Three Distinct Voices in the Jazz Family

Modern jazz cuts a wide stylistic swath, making the music difficult to categorize or define. Today's ... Read More »

Jazz Icons Are Still 'Among Us'

Our friends at AllAboutJazz.com keep you hip to what's happening in the world of jazz and ... Read More »