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Article: Under the Radar

Flame Keepers: National Jazz Museum in Harlem

by Karl Ackermann
June 28, 2017

On 129th Street, in the heart of Harlem, Loren Schoenberg emerges from a crowded back room with an unusual looking recording. Aluminum discs like the one he holds, were the first instant, electrical means of recording. Invented in 1929 they were a means of allowing radio stations to record and archive live programs that could be ...

Article: Interview

Randy Weston: Music of The Earth

by R.J. DeLuke
June 28, 2017

Pianist Randy Weston has long been known to be a student of his African heritage and proud of it. Born in Brooklyn, he has lived in Africa, been involved with musicians there--he has been involved with the entirety of its culture. An expert? “I've lived there for years, man, and I know nothing," ...

Article: Interview

Bobby Zankel: The Soul of Jazz - Past, Present, and Future Tense

by Victor L. Schermer
May 21, 2017

Part 1 | | Part 5 | Part 6[This is the first of an All About Jazz series of interviews and articles on “The Many Faces of Jazz Today: Critical Dialogues," in which we will explore the current state of jazz around the world. Jazz has expanded in many directions. The business, educational, geographical, ...

Article: My Blue Note Obsession

Ike Quebec: Blue & Sentimental - 1962

by Marc Davis
May 14, 2017

Everyone loves a good comeback--especially if the second act is better than the first. Think of Tina Turner, Marlon Brando and George Foreman. Or tenor saxman Ike Quebec. Quebec isn't exactly a household name, but his seven Blue Note records are uniformly terrific, and Blue & Sentimental is among the best ever ...

Article: Album Review

Chad Lefkowitz-Brown: Onward

Read "Onward" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
May 2, 2017

Hot jazz saxophonists sharing the stage and/or recording booth with pop artists: Wayne Shorter collaborating with Joni Mitchell; Donny McCaslin breathing fire with David Bowie; and now, Chad Lefkowitz-Brown touring the world with Taylor Swift. Onward, Lefkowitz-Brown's sophomore CD release as a leader, touches on pop music with a robust reading of Stevie Wonder's “Isn't She ...

Article: Interview

Walter Smith III: Jazz Explorer

by R.J. DeLuke
April 19, 2017

Walter Smith stands straight when he raises his tenor sax to his mouth to embark on a solo, or play enthralling, serpentine, contrapuntal lines in unison with band mates like Ambrose Akinmusire. [Check out “Confessions To My Unborn Daughter" from Akinmusire's When the Heart Emerges Glistening.] It's a muscular sound that emerged from his horn. Authoritative. ...

Article: Interview

Lew Tabackin: A Life in Jazz

by Rob Rosenblum
April 6, 2017

Tenor saxophonist and flutist Lew Tabackin is known as a forceful and dynamic soloist, both in small group and big band settings. His views of the jazz music scene, both past and present, are equally compelling. Recently, I had the opportunity to spend several hours with Mr. Tabackin for this interview. Rather than insert ...

Article: Out and About: The Super Fans

Meet John Reilly

by Tessa Souter and Andrea Wolper
April 3, 2017

John Reilly--yet another of our Super Fans who works for the city of New York--was born on Staten Island, where he still lives. We don't know if it's something to do with working for the city, or just a function of growing up in the capital of jazz, but John is the real thing. The son ...

Article: Interview

Remembering Milt Jackson

by Lazaro Vega
March 27, 2017

This interview was first published at All About Jazz in November 1999 and is part of our ongoing effort to archive pre-database material. This interview was conducted prior to a Modern Jazz Quartet performance at Hope College, Holland, Michigan in September of 1989. Broadcast at the time on Blue Lake Public Radio; portions of ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Mike Casey

by AAJ Staff
March 16, 2017

About Mike Casey Saxophonist, songwriter, and teaching artist Mike Casey has been a fixture on the Hartford jazz scene and beyond since 2011, when he began attending the acclaimed Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the University of Hartford's Hartt School. In 2015, Mike was one of 24 young jazz composers worldwide chosen by ...