On The Cover:
PAQUITO D’RIVERA
(by Adam Davidson)
…The legendary saxophonist-clarinetist has had a ground-breaking career that has seen him travel the world performing, winning a combined sixteen GRAMMY awards and becoming a leading figure in Latin jazz…
Interview:
JD PARRAN
(by Jeff Cebulski)
An expert multi reedsman, JD Parran has established himself as a go-to musician for over 50 years, playing and recording with Anthony Braxton, Anthony Davis, Bill Dixon, Andrew Hill, Leroy Jenkins, James Jabbo Ware and many others…
Artist Feature:
EIVIND OPSVIK
(by Matty Bannond)
Cupboards overflowed with percussive instruments, flutes, saxophones and guitars in Eivind Opsvik’s childhood home in Oslo, Norway. A cool cousin had even abandoned an electric bass in the house. It was the perfect environment for an inquisitive youngster to experiment with the possibilities of sound…
Encore:
KAREN MANTLER
(by John Pietaro)
“I grew up on the road,” Karen Mantler explains, “and people say this is pretty cool, but it was simply normal at the time. My mother was working and needed to take care of me, so she threw me into the music.”…
Lest We Forget:
CARMEN MCRAE
(by Ori Dagan)
The 105th anniversary marking the birth of the timeless genius Carmen McRae (Apr. 8, 1920–Nov. 10, 1994), who is among the most influential jazz vocalists of her generation, is being celebrated this Jazz Appreciation Month…
VOXNews
(by Tessa Souter)
Nonagenarian, Sheila Jordan, surely wins the prize for the longest singing career of all time…
Label Spotlight:
STRATA-EAST
(by Marc Medwin)
“That hyphen is as important as the whole name,” trumpeter-composer and label co-founder Charles Tolliver says, referring to the minuscule but significant symbol bifurcating the name Strata-East…
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