Over the course of a stellar career that has spanned more than 30 years, saxophonist Kenny Garrett has become the preeminent alto saxophonist of his generation. From his first gig with the Duke Ellington Orchestra (led by Mercer Ellington) through his time spent with musicians such as Freddie Hubbard, Woody…
Mark shares insight into his thought process in arranging one of his favorite Dave Brubeck pieces "The Duke" for "Our Time: Reimagining Dave Brubeck".
photo by Cedric Angeles Multiple Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard gives an overview with live performance footage of his latest release Breathless on Blue Note Records. With his new quintet, The E-Collective, Blanchard journeys into an exciting zone of grooved fusion teeming with funk, R&B and blues colors.…
Eberhard is a thirteen-minute “mini symphony” completed by Lyle Mays in 2009 for the Zeltsman Marimba Festival, and recorded in the months before his passing on February 10, 2020, with a slate of notable names in jazz including Bill Frisell, Alex Acuña, and Bob Sheppard. Eberhard is a long-form, multi-section…
Francesco Amenta, soprano saxKatja Hyunjung Ji, pianoYussif Barakat, bassAndrea Niccolai, drums
An in-depth series of interviews and a sentimental look back at one of the most important live music venues in Southern California, bluewhale. "live at bluewhale | Volume 1" releases worldwide on 9.10.21 Listen to Jazz After Hours on Friday night 3 September and into the early hours of Saturday…
The Girl From Ipanema (Antonio Carlos Jobim - Vinicius de Moraes - Normam Gimbel)Piano and arrangements: Antonio AdolfoGuitars: Lula GalvãoDouble bass: Jorge HelderDrums and percussion: Rafael BarataTrumpet: Jesse SadocAlto sax: Danilo SinnaTenor sax: Marcelo MartinsTrombone: Rafael Rocha Director and editor: Rafael SaarCinematography: Andre MorbachProducer: Fabricio Basilio
Troy Roberts – saxophoneTim Jago – guitarKarl Florisson – acoustic bassBen Vanderwal - drums Best Buddies is precisely what the name portrays – a group of like-minded friends getting together to create spontaneous sounds in the straight-ahead jazz/post-bop tradition. Each of these busy musicians happened to be in the same place simultaneously in…