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Alisa Clancy Served Cheer and Empathy with Her Morning Cup of Jazz During COVID, Then Signed Off
by Joan Merrill
Bay Area jazz lovers were shocked to learn that “the voice of jazz" would no longer help them greet the day with her blend of jazz and good humor in a voice like no other. After 35 years as KCSM's premiere host, Alisa Clancy announced her retirement after almost single-handedly keeping the radio station ...
Take Five with Trumpeter Gregory Haubrich of Butter And The Genre
by AAJ Staff
Meet Gregory “Butter" Haubrich Gregory “Butter" Haubrich is a lifelong musician, songwriter and arranger whose sound bridges the soulful roots of jazz with accessible melodies and spontaneous storytelling. A trumpet player with a deep emotional range and a background that includes keys, harmonica and vocals, Butter brings both grit and grace to every performance. From rural ...
Michael Dease, NYO Jazz with Sean Jones and Alicia Olatuja, Meltem Ege, Alon Farber & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast celebrates Fathers Day with new releases from Michael Dease, NYO Jazz with Sean Jones and Alicia Olatuja, Meltem Ege and Alon Farber, with birthday shoutouts to Hazel Scott, Geri Allen, Irene Higginbotham, Roseanna Vitro, Brianna Thomas, Jocelyn Gould, Daryl Sherman, Cy Coleman, Cole Porter, Nancy King, Monika Herzig and Janiece Jaffe, among others. Happy ...
Terri Lyne Carrington: Only An Open Hand Receives
by Leo Sidran
Terri Lyne Carrington started playing drums as a child in Boston. By the time she was 10, she was gigging with Clark Terry. At 11, she had a drum endorsement.By 20, she was already building a remarkable career. And by 30, she had worked with Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter--two of the most visionary ...
Maria Borghi ci parla della We Insist!
by Libero Farnè
L'indagine sulle case discografiche indipendenti italiane, di cui sono già state presentate due interviste relative a Red Records e Dodicilune, ha lo scopo soprattutto d'individuare le differenze e le peculiarità che caratterizzano queste coraggiose realtà; ognuna infatti ha una propria storia, una sua filosofia, oltre che metodi organizzativi per affrontare i vari aspetti della produzione, distribuzione ...
Miles Davis, Ben Sidran, Max Roach & Isaiah J. Thompson
by Joe Dimino
Episode 909 of Neon Jazz ignites with brilliance--and it starts with a rising star lighting up the modern jazz sky: Isaiah J. Thompson. We dive into fresh, soul-stirring tracks from his powerful 2025 release, The Book of Isaiah--Modern Jazz Ministry, where faith, groove, and virtuosity collide. From there, it's a rich journey through the past and ...
Al Foster: Love, Peace and Jazz!
by Terrell Kent Holmes
This article was first published on All About Jazz on May 3, 2009. Drumming great Al Foster has spent nearly a half-century playing with some of the greatest musicians, and on some of the most memorable albums, in jazz history, from Miles Davis' On The Corner and Agharta to Joe Henderson's State of the ...
A Tone Parallel to Duke Ellington: The Man In The Music
by Jack Kenny
A Tone Parallel to Duke Ellington: The Man In The Music Jack Chambers 259 Pages ISBN: # 9781496855756 University Press Of Mississippi2025 There are rare insights into Duke Ellington in this book from Jack Chambers, his second on Duke Ellington. Chambers has also written important books on Miles Davis ...
Meet Andy Bey
by Chris M. Slawecki
From the 1995-2003 archive: This article first appeared on All About Jazz in February 2000. Listening for the first time to Andy Bey is like stepping into a quiet, still lake. Your foot first parts a surface that's smooth and tranquil, but you can't really tell from that surface how deeply your foot must ...
Gary Bartz Quintet at Jazz Alley
by Paul Rauch
Gary Bartz Quintet Jazz Alley Seattle, WA April 29, 2025 As an alto saxophonist, NEA Jazz Master Gary Bartz has merged freedom and form in historic fashion, in the process acquiring an understanding of the art of improvisation, or what Bartz refers to as “informal composition," in a unique ...
