The Best Jazz of 2017
The best and most exciting jazz of 2017 is increasingly happening at the intersection of different streams of music. Reveling in a diversity of influences and therefore a kind of complexity makes it "art music", inevitably.
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Rez Abbasi: Unfiltered Universe (review)
Guitarist Rez Abbasi's third look at various South Asian musics, with his band Invocation (including Rudresh Mahanthappa and Vijay Iyer), is one of the best of the year in jazz.
Rez Abbasi’s Invocation Premieres ‘Unfiltered Universe’ Tracks (Photos & Video)
Abbasi's third project with his band Invocation, Unfiltered Universe, draws from Carnatic music and their recent NYC premiere was captured for a live stream available here.
Ragamala Dance with Rudresh Mahanthappa: Lincoln Center ‘Out of Doors’ 2014 (Photos)
In concert with the Asia Society, Lincoln Center held the world premiere of 'Song of the Jasmine', a collaboration between the Ragamala Dance group and jazz musician Rudresh Mahanthappa.
Kiran Ahluwalia and the 2012 White Light Festival Preview
Lincoln Center's third annual White Light Festival kicked off with a free performance from Kiran Ahluwalia. Like previous iterations, White Light 2012 brings a number of unique spiritual and worldly performances to life.