On The Cover:
ERIC SCOTT REED
(by Robin D.G. Kelley)
Eric Scott Reed frequently posts short videos on Instagram at his piano working through the music of Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Thomas Whitfield or his own compositions. He might share what’s on his mind or give an impromptu music lesson, but always with sincerity, honesty, humility and the unassuming authority of a teacher. He’s willing to be vulnerable and allow strangers to see him rehearsing, or thinking aloud about the state of the world, personal challenges and the things that bring him joy—whether it’s the music of Cannonball Adderley, a sandwich his partner made for him, or the devastating impact of the Altadena fires…
Interview:
CHLOE ROWLANDS
(by Jeff Cebulski)
Starting in 2018, the established trumpeter and educator Chloe Rowlands has negotiated two major life experiences, begun at the same time: becoming a member of the heralded, jazz-influenced brass quartet The Westerlies and coming out as a trans woman in a community that provided little initial support for such a decision…
Artist Feature:
GABBY FLUKE-MOGUL
(by Sophia Valera Heinecke)
Violinist, improviser, composer gabby fluke-mogul’s earliest memory of sound tracks back through the Florida Everglades: “I would play with another child there,” they recall. “We’d walk hand-in-hand on the boardwalk in silence and look up at the cypress trees. I can remember the sound of our feet on the creaky platforms, the shifting trees, the endless swamp sounds.” Expansively engulfed in the continuum of the past, they are brought to act on what they hear is needed in the present…
Encore:
FRED MOTEN
(by John Pietaro)
Just in time to stare down the ignorant and malignant, there comes Fred Moten, Ph.D., the celebrated NYU professor of critical race theory, performance and poetics. What better way to gnarl right-wing ulcers and fuel radical fight-back? Add “jazz historian” into the mix and pepper it with a Truman Capote Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship and a MacArthur Fellowship for “Black aesthetics, cultural production, and social life.” Moten also pridefully sits on the board of City University of New York’s Center for Gay and Lesbian Studies…
Lest We Forget:
BILLY TIPTON
(by Marilyn Lester)
Transgender experience is boldly as old as humanity. Motives have differed along the timeline, but for many, like pianist Billy Tipton, born female but living as a male, the transgender life was motivated by practical concerns…
VOXNews
(by Tessa Souter)
In honor of Pride Month, TNYCJR acknowledges the extraordinary contributions of LGBTQIA+ jazz musicians, past and present, including iconic jazz vocalist Andy Bey, who publicly came out in the mid ’90s after being diagnosed as HIV positive, and who at 85 died in April…
Festival Report:
JAZZKAAR FESTIVAL / LONG PLAY FESTIVAL
Special Feature:
IN MEMORIAM: ANDY BEY (1939-2025)
Album Reviews
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