I am pleased to welcome saxophonist Catherine Sikora to the community of artists included on Jazz Right Now. The Ireland-born musician has been active in New York City over the past decade and more recently has released several very promising records on the Clockwork Mercury label which she co-founded. For more on Sikora, please see
Press Release Program will give awards to 100 artists over the next five years New England Conservatory jazz alumna Matana Roberts ’03 M.M. is one of 20 individuals in the first class of Doris Duke Impact Awards, presented by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Roberts will receive an unrestricted cash grant of as much as
Interview Ava Mendoza Comes to Brooklyn Review Decay (2014) by Natura Morta New Videos Nate Wooley’s Battle Pieces Live at Roulette Nate Wooley Solo Live at Le Poisson Rouge Josh Sinton’s Quadrant Live at Douglass Street Music Collective Ingrid Laubrock Quintet Live at Cornelia Street Cafe Rob Brown Trio Live at Clemente Soto Velez (Arts
Interview Tomas Fujiwara on His Early Years as a Musician in New York City Videos Jim Hobbs Solo Live at Snug’s Jooklo Duo + Tamio Shiraishi Live at JACK Jooklo Duo + Steven Leffue, Jim Hobbs, and Stanley Zappa Live at JACK Ava Mendoza Trio Live at the Manhattan Inn Thollem McDonas and Brian Chase
Interview Matthew Shipp Videos Joe Moffett, Jack Wright, and Michael Evans Live at Pageant: Soloveev Catherine Sikora, Han-earl Park, and Mike Pride Live at Spectrum Mara Rosenbloom Trio with Vinny Golia Live at I-Beam Mary Halvorson and Tim Keiper Live at the Stone Playlist Playlist for the Week of 29 March 2014 Miscellaneous New Interviews
Features April Artist Feature: Patrick Breiner Reviews Nightshades by Matt Bauder and Day in Pictures Videos Andrew Drury’s Content Provider Live at Soup & Sound Andrew Drury’s Content Provider Live at Clemente Soto Velez (Arts for Art) Colonic Youth Live at Firehouse Space Andrew Drury’s Content Provider Live at Firehouse Space Allan Baker, Tim Dahl,
Sorry, a little late in posting this. Check out the Nate Wooley Quintet if you get a chance! Innovative, entertaining, deep … Th 13 March – Nasjonal Jazz Scene Victoria – Oslo NO Fr 14 March – Jazz House – Copenhagen DK Sa 15 March – Club W71 – Weikersheim DE Su 16 March –
Sound American 8 investigates the possible definitions of the word jazz through interviews with more than 30 musicians. Check it out here: www.soundamerican.org
Interview Ras Moshe (reeds, flute) Videos Ingrid Laubrock and William Parker Live at Clemente Soto Velez, March 3 Ingrid Laubrock and Mary Halvorson Live at Clemente Soto Velez, March 10 Isabelle Duthoit and Franz Hautzinger Live at Clemente Soto Velez, March 10 Ingrid Laubrock’s XXL Live at Clemente Soto Velez (an Arts for Art benefit),
Reeds and flute player Ras Moshe has emerged over the past 15 years as a formidable musician who is deeply rooted in the traditions of free jazz while breaking new ground with his various groups. I am very happy to have added an artist profile for him on this site. It is available here.
