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On The Cover:
PETER EVANS
(by John Sharpe)
Peter Evans has performed with numerous contemporaries (guitarist Mary Halvorson, fellow trumpeter Nate Wooley, saxophonists Jon Irabagon and Ingrid Laubrock) and luminaries (pianist Craig Taborn, saxophonists Evan Parker and Mats Gustafsson and saxophonist-composer John Zorn). But of course this distinctive voice didn’t arrive out of nowhere…
Interview:
MERCEDES ELLINGTON
(by Jeff Cebulski)
At 86, Mercedes Ellington, the indomitable dancer and founder of The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts, remains as active as ever, planning and co-directing (with Tony Waag, Founding Director of the American Tap Dance Foundation) Such Sweet Thunder, a spectacular musical and theatrical presentation honoring her grandfather Duke Ellington…
Artist Feature:
ANAÏS MAVIEL
(by Adam Davidson)
Speaking with vocalist-composer Anaïs Maviel is almost as unique an experience as listening to her music or watching one of her performances. The French-Haitian is like a whirlwind with a deep-rooted energy and passion for music and spirituality that carries you along with her. Following the release of the eight-part suite, listen to the rain, Maviel is feeling like a nomadic spirit…
Encore:
JUHANI AALTONEN
(by Ken Waxman)
December 12 is a red-letter day in Finnish jazz since that’s when Juhani Aaltonen, one of the country’s major improvisers, was born and will celebrate his 90th birthday. Anything but retired, the tenor saxophonist and flute player was fêted during a two-hour gala concert in Helsinki’s Savoy Theatre last month, alongside associates from his almost 70-year professional career...
Lest We Forget:
BARRY HARRIS
(by Jim Motavalli)
Barry Harris, who left us in 2021 at the age of 91, was a Detroit guy through and through. The pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger and educator (b. December 15, 1929 – d. December 8, 2021) passed away due to complications from COVID-19, but not before…
VOXNews
(by Tessa Souter)
Perhaps no city is more synonymous with Christmas than New York…And then there’s New York jazz, for which the city is arguably even more famous…
LABEL SPOTLIGHT:
CALLIGRAM RECORDS
(by Jeff Cebulski)
Nearly three years into their shared record label vision, Calligram co-founders Geof Bradfield and Chad McCullough retain their initial enthusiasm…
Album Reviews
In Print, On Screen, Boxed Set, Drop The Needle Reviews, Globe Unity…
