NEA Jazz Master and 14x GRAMMY nominee Kenny Barron will release Songbook, arriving November 14, 2025 on Artwork Records. This album represents the fulfillment of a decades-long dream for the ...

A vital drummer emerging from Detroit's rich jazz legacy, Roy Brooks remains an underrecognized figure, his career curtailed by later struggles with mental health. After recording Roy Brooks Beat ...

About two years ago, I found myself seated at a concert next to a fellow fan and writer, one who exemplified the breed once known as a “moldy fig” – someone who can’t abide the direction music took ...

Extraordinary line-up of Stefon Harris (vibes & marimba), Kenny Barron (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Lewis Nash (drums) improvises on classic Tchaikovsky themes for the perfect holiday season CD. On ...

The bandstand was filled with players who presumably were very happy with the outcome of Super Bowl LIX. “This band is known as ‘Four of Us Are from Philly and One of Us Is Not,'” joked legendary ...