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Throughout a professional career lasting 50 years, Miles Davis played the trumpet in a lyrical, introspective, and melodic style, often employing a stemless harmon mute to make his sound more personal and intimate. But if his approach to his instrument was constant, his approach to jazz was dazzlingly protean. To examine his career is to examine the history of jazz from the mid-'40s to the early '90s, since he was in the thick of almost every important innovation and stylistic development in the music during that period, and he often led the way in those changes, both with his own performances and recordings and by choosing sidemen and collaborators who forged the new directions. It can even be argued that jazz stopped evolving when Davis wasn't there to push it forward.
Classic Jazz From Vinyl, including Herbie Hancock and Dinah Washington, and new music from Betty Bryant and Soulive
by David W. Daniels
Classic jazz--vinyl from Herbie Hancock, Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine, and all-digital from Bobby Hutcherson and Gene Ammons. New music from Rules and Gregory Porter, Betty Bryant, Joe Magnarelli, Soulive, and others. Recognizing birthdays this week for Stan Getz, Joe Sample, Eubie Blake, Vinnie Colaiuta, and others. Playlist Horace Silver “The Outlaw" from Further ...
In Memoriam Richie Beirach: Chronicalling A Magical Encounter With A Jazz Hero I Never Met
by Victor L. Schermer
Note: This story about the late great pianist, composer, and educator Richie Beirach shares the author's feelings and thoughts about him as a result of their four-year email and phone exchange from July 25, 2019 to March 11, 2023. These exchanges followed an in-depth, two-part interview for All About Jazz in which Beirach spoke at length ...
Brandon Woody And UPENDO At The Buffalo AKG Museum’s Art Of Jazz Series
by Frank Housh
Brandon Woody And UPENDO Buffalo AKG Art Museum Auditorium Art Of Jazz Series Buffalo, NY February 1, 2026 The afternoon sun was fading on a cold Buffalo Sunday as a sold-out crowd made its way into the Buffalo AKG Art Museum's Auditorium for the first of four concerts in the ...
Richie Beirach: Indelible Memories and Thought-Provoking Reflections on a Life in Jazz, Part 1
by Victor L. Schermer
This two-part article was first published on All About Jazz on August 13, 2019. Part 1 | Part 2 Richie Beirach hovers somewhat mysteriously in the pantheon of the great modern jazz pianists. Some of the others in that category from his generation (coming up in the 1960s/'70s), like Herbie Hancock, Keith ...
Albert Marquès / Rachel Therrien: Dialogue (Vol. I & II)
by Artur Moral
Except for the most radically experimental music, in a jazz context increasingly dominated by written scores that leave little room for improvisation, the appearance of a musical diptych centered on the latter is undoubtedly most welcome. This applies both to individual discourse and to creation shared simultaneously by various performers. Granted, many listeners may be absolutely ...
Jazz Interpretations of Ravel and Faure
by Larry Slater
Jazz emerged as a musical force in the US in the 1920s. Maurice Ravel, hailed around the world as France's greatest living composer, traveled to the US in 1928 where he was exposed to jazz firsthand. Jazz left a profound impression on Ravel's music, which eventually inspired jazz musicians as well. How influential was ...
Woody Shaw: Love Dance
by Jack Kenny
With Time Travelers, Zev Feldman injects new life into Muse Records, the label founded by Joe Fields in 1972. Muse offered a platform to artists who were often in danger of being overlooked or forgotten by major record companies. Feldman, renowned for his lavishly produced archival releases, has brought the same care and vision to this ...
Marilyn Mazur: The Song in the Woods
by Adriana Carcu
This interview was first published on All About Jazz on August 17, 2015. Danish drummer, percussionist and composer Marilyn Mazur reached iconic status on the contemporary jazz scene in the early years of her career. Playing in the eighties with titans Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter and Gil Evans, she later joined Jan Garbarek's group ...
Reimagining Bitches Brew at the New York City Winter Jazzfest
by Dave Kaufman
Each year, the New York City Winter JazzFest, in collaboration with the music-promotion collective Pique-Nique, presents its “Take Two" series, which revisits and reimagines landmark recordings from the jazz canon. Previous editions have paid tribute to historically significant works, including a memorable presentation of Max Roach's Members, Don't Git Weary (Leo Lab, 1968) several years ago. ...
