NYC bassist and composer Essiet Okon Essiet is teaming up with local talent to honor jazz bass legends at the Sofia Theatre ...

Jason Byrne It was 1983 or ’84. I was 16 or 17 years old and studying drums with a somewhat famous teacher/guru in NYC by the ...

Remixed, Remastered Edition Of Harold Mabern's "Afro Blue" Recording (smoke Sessions Records). Posted in “Recording” column.

Family friendly outdoor fun, a gripping theatre production, stand-up comedy galore and the circus is in town!

In a previously unpublished interview, Bob Power, the late landmark hip-hop engineer, discusses his technique and place in ...

Part 2 of a look back to the jazz of 1956 - including debuts by Jimmy Smith and the Jazz Messengers, a phenomenal comeback by ...

The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks whether Ben Brown will start or relieve.

Keyboardist, vocalist, and bandleader Cory Henry won a Grammy in 2025 for his Church album, which contains a collection of ...

Little Man; Along Came Betty: Fuller Love; Eighty One; I Can’t Get Started; New York; I Didn’t Know What Time It Was; Blues March; Moanin’.

Originally from Spain, but now based in Brooklyn, pianist Eva Novoa makes music that draws on all kinds of sources – from the jazz and improvised  piano tradition to, by the sound of it, Debussy and ...

In “Transcription,” a novel about memory and influence, an interview with an aging intellectual goes unrecorded. Or does it?

“Streets of Minneapolis” isn’t just a song; it’s a description of where Springsteen has been spending a good deal of time in ...