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Ron Carter Foursight Quartet at the 47th Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland
by C. Andrew Hovan
Ron Carter Foursight Quartet Hanna Theater 47th Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland Cleveland, OH June 27, 2026 At 89, bassist Ron Carter remains one of jazz's towering figures, and his appearance at the reimagined Tri-C JazzFest stood out as one of the festival's few presentations by a universally recognized mainstream jazz ...
Miles the Composer Part 3: The second great quintet
by Larry Slater
Miles Davis wasn't a prolific composer, and he wrote even less in his later years. There are some classic tunes from the late '50s, and a few written for the second great quartet. Many of these compositions have stood the test of time to become jazz standards..In this hour you'll hear the two tunes ...
Iconic Music in Film: Boomer Edition
by Alan Bryson
One of the pleasures of looking back at film music from the boomer years is realizing how quickly the walls were coming down. Classical themes turned into jazz-funk hits. Soul records won Oscars. Rock songs became character development. Bluegrass, blues, disco, Latin jazz, and spaghetti-western minimalism all found their way onto the screen, and in the ...
Miles Davis: Miles '56: The Prestige Recordings
by Mark Corroto
The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus never met Miles Davis, but his famous observation, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man," seems tailor-made for the trumpeter. Few artists transformed themselves as completely or as often as Davis. Listeners encountering his music today can ...
Ron Carter & Yotam Silberstein: Duets
by Dan Bilawsky
The concept of virtuosity is often misunderstood as an outsized display of technique. In truth though, by definition and in reality, it's about mastery. Such expertise is just as likely to be shown in measured command as it is to appear as fireworks, and this absorbing duo date is a firm reminder of that fact. ...
Helen Sung Big Band: Oracles
by Katchie Cartwright
"The jazz bandstand is where true democracy lives," the great saxophonist and composer Jimmy Heath told a young Helen Sung. “Everyone must understand their role and come prepared by doing the hard work of study and practice," he said. “Each person will get to say their piece, but it is in the act of integrating as ...
Ron Carter: Sweet Notes: The Gospel According To An Upright Man
by Ian Patterson
There is just no slowing down for bassist Ron Carter. At least, not that you would know. Writing, arranging, recording, gigging, teaching, media commitments--it is all in a day's work for the indefatigable 89-year-old NEA Jazz Master. Since 1959, when he arrived in New York from his native Detroit, Ron Carter has enjoyed an unparalleled career. ...
Miles on Miles: Collaborations with Gil Evans & The 2nd Great Quintet
by Larry Slater
In the third and final hour of “Miles on Miles," you'll hear Miles Davis discuss his recordings with Gil Evans, and the creation of his second great quintet with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams and Ron Carter.Miles narration is from his autobiography “Miles: The Autobiography," which was published in 1989. Levar Burton read ...
Miles Davis At 100: A Global Perspective
by Ian Patterson
Miles Davis' centenary has arrived. The second century begins. What changes jazz has undergone in the 100 years since Miles Dewey Davis was born in Alton, Illinois on May 26, 1926! Davis was all about change, evolution, growth, and reinvention. A driving force behind many of the changes in direction jazz took during his ...
Emmet Cohen: Universal Truth
by Mike Jurkovic
There is an old-world saying that some folks are just born with an old soul. Pianist and social media conqueror Emmet Cohen--his pandemic- founded livestream, Live From Emmet's Place, has been viewed by millions across the globe--proves, positively, that the old wisdom still stands and forever will. For within the heart and soul of every jazzman ...
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