By Don Berryman Searching In Grenoble: The 1978 Solo Piano Concert is a previously unissued recording of jazz pianist and composer Mal Waldron’s mesmerizing solo performance at the “Five Days […]
by Don Berryman Charles Mingus – Courtesy of Sue Mingus and Jazz Workshop, Inc I can think of few others who embody the phrase “larger than life’ as Charles Mingus […]
By Dan Emerson In the creative, improvised music world, it’s often true that familiarity breeds success – as measured in artistic achievement, not necessarily commercial success. That’s certainly true of […]
Matt Herskowitz and Mademoiselle Balladin © Kevin R. Mason Professor Norman Cornett ©Kevin R. Mason The Montreal Jazz Festival, officially titled Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, fills the city […]
by Don Berryman This year we have a treasure trove of previously unreleased live recordings by some of the giants of jazz from the 60’s and 70’s including Ahmad Jamal, […]
The Manhattan Transfer © Kevin R. Mason The past couple of years have certainly been a strange time, and the music industry has been adapting to these pandemic circumstances. Live […]