Archie Shepp has been at various times a feared firebrand and radical, soulful throwback and contemplative veteran. He was viewed…
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Video: Peter Erskine Dr.UM live Beat onto Jazz 2017
Peter Erskine “DR-UM Band” Peter Erskine, batteria; John Beasley, pianoforte; Bob Sheppard, sax; Benjamin Shepperd, basso.
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My great bassist: Dave Holland
Dave Holland is of a generation of bassists who, in the ’60s and ’70s, built upon the innovations of slightly…
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The Siena Jazz International Summer Workshop celebrated its 40th anniversary
The Fortezza Medicea occupies a commanding position just outside the ancient city of Siena, where it has kept a watchful…
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Cécile McLorin Salvant generated the intimacy of her club sets on the massive Fort main stage
There’s a story, an angle to the Newport Jazz Festival this year, other than the long-running narrative about it being…
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Newport is best experienced by stage-hopping
There’s a very true cliché that jazz musicians, producers, promoters and other industry folks like to deploy in case of…
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