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Glenn Dickson & Bob Familiar: The Clarinet In The Machine
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines on clarinetist Glenn Dickson and electronic musician Bob Familiar.When a cutting-edge klezmer artist meets a former rock synthesist, you might expect creative tension. Instead, Glenn and Bob found something else entirely--a shared language that turns clarinet and electronics into the most unlikely yet inspired pairings.Their new album All ...
Kim Perlak: Guitar, Percussion, And The Space Between
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines on guitarist and composer Kim Perlak. Kim chairs the guitar department at Berklee College of Music, where she's spent over a decade expanding from classical performance into composition and improvisation. Her new album, Spaces (Sacred Black Records), is a collaboration with percussionist Francisco Mela. The record captures four nature-inspired suites ...
All-Star Tribute To Clyde Criner at the '62 Center for Theater and Dance on June 14, 2025
An “All-Star" group of legendary musicians will join with other artists in a festive “Tribute to Clyde Criner," an Albany native and noted music performer, composer, and educator, who passed at 39 in 1991. The performance will be on Saturday, June 14, from 1:00-2:30pm at the '62 Center for Theater and Dance in Williamstown MA, as ...
Zishi Liu Unveils Bold New Project: American Anxiety
Acclaimed jazz saxophonist and composer Zishi Liu unveils his latest EP, American Anxiety, a deeply personal and politically charged avant-garde jazz statement. Blending ECM-inspired improvisation with traditional Chinese musical elements, Liu crafts a striking soundscape that reflects his evolving experience as a Chinese artist in the United States. The EP will be available on all major ...
Count Basie Orchestra Headlines The 2025 Pittsfield CityJazz Festival runs from April 24 to May 4
Berkshires Jazz, Inc. has announced the lineup for the nineteenth annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, which runs from Apr. 24-May 4 in various locations throughout the city. Starting with an open jam session and ending with a jazz brunch, the events include the popular Jazz Crawl, the jazz prodigy concert, and headline concerts featuring the Count Basie ...
April 29: Visionaries And Eccentrics: Ives’ Problem Children Explores Charles Ives’ Musical Legacy In Multiple Musical Genres
With his concept of musical transcendentalism, Charles Ives paved the way for a century of experimentation in multiple modes of musical expression. In Visionaries and Eccentrics: Ives’ Problem Children, Contemporary Musical Arts students explore the worlds of collage, postmodernism, and other genres of multi-layered music, including rock, jazz, funk, noise, and other contemporary genres, drawing on ...
Emi Nishida: The Boundary-Defying Virtuoso Bridging Jazz, Classical & Pop
From the moment her tiny fingers first touched piano keys, Emi Nishida was destined for musical greatness. Now, this Japanese crossover sensation has blossomed into one of the most versatile and in-demand pianist-composers of her generation, effortlessly moving between jazz clubs, concert halls, manga studios, and international festivals with equal mastery, as narrated by Rene Pfister. ...
Noah Preminger: A Veteran Saxophonist Tackles The Ballad
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On renowned saxophonist Noah Preminger.Boston-based saxophonist Noah Preminger has spent years pushing jazz into new territories before focusing on one of the art form's most enduring traditions. He's just released Ballads (Chill Tone, 2025), a collection that finds this restless musical explorer settling into the quiet power of beautiful melodies.
Michiko Inoue: The Alchemist Of Modern Jazz – How One Pianist Is Fusing Continents Through Sound
At 28, Japanese pianist and music director Michiko Inoue has achieved what most jazz musicians spend lifetimes pursuing, reports Hank Fisher from New York. The most-booked artist at Fukuoka’s legendary BackStage jazz club since 2015, she has outperformed international greats like Vincent Herring and Eric Alexander. As Berklee College of Music’s principal piano accompanist from 2019–2024, ...
City Of Four Announces 'New Vistas' Tour: April 24-28
Boston’s original jazz fusion quartet, City of Four, embarks on its “New Vistas” tour this April, with stops in Western MA, NYC, Eastern PA, CT, and RI. The band will be performing music from its recent album Vistas (2024) alongside new compositions, reinterpretations of past repertoire, and spontaneous improvisations. City of Four’s sound has caught the ...
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