Smokin’ Modernism Is Alive and Well in the Upper West Side
Smoke Sessions Records is doing it old-school: recording the best musicians in New York playing mainstream jazz that cooks.
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Talent Will Out: Singer-Songwriter Nicky Schrire on Making It in New York
South African jazz singer Nicky Schrire has made three tremendous records, but she isn't well known. That ought to change.
On the Upswing: Craig Handy and Second Line Smith
Saxophonist Craig Handy has a killer new band that combines the jazz-funk of Jimmy Smith with a New Orleans second line groove.
Is Blue Note Records on the Rise, Again?
One of the great treasures of jazz's past, the Blue Note record label, seems to be enjoying a new golden age. Here are two reasons why.
How Can a Listener Ignore the Influence of the Market on the Beautiful Art of Jazz?
Some will tar a record with being “commercial” due to preset notions of what one might think an artist should be doing, rather than listening for what he actually is doing.