Heinz Lichius

Maria Baptist: Essays on Jazz

by Geno Thackara
April 29, 2023

If a title such as Essays on Jazz might suggest something dry or academic (or, god forbid, pretentious), perish the thought. For one thing, Maria Baptist has spent decades as a professor of music and knows her stuff enough to live up to the name. For another, she has spent even more time living the jazz life on club stages and bandstands, developing a piano style which is endlessly clever and classy. This richly dynamic live set shows that even ...