The Year in Jazz: 22 for ’22

(Squeezing this in on nearly the last day of the first month of the new year, as I failed to … More

The Martin Guitars Roadshow Stops by Replay Guitar Exchange

“I don’t play guitar,” C.F. “Chris” Martin IV, sixth-generation member of the family that owns Martin Guitars, admitted near the … More

Eighty-five years after Glenn Miller launched his chart-busting Swing Era dance band, the current incarnation continues to gift audiences in … More

First we hear the high woodwinds — flute, soprano sax, clarinets — and muted trumpets along with Sara Caswell‘s soaring … More

I’m a long-standing fan of the pop culture creations of Charles Dickens and Prince Rogers Nelson. I’ve gravitated to Charles … More

I don’t have a lot to add to what’s already been said about the life and legacy of David Crosby, … More

When I heard the news last night, I was just about to begin playing a concert (French horn) with Fanfare … More

High-caliber jazz instrumentalists, of course, are all over the 17 stages of the Montreal Jazz Festival. I even ran into … More

“It’s such a gift to be able to play music in front of, and with, real people,” Norwegian piano hero … More

Bonjour Montreal! I made it* My Thursday itinerary for the Montreal International Jazz Festival called for arriving at the Montreal … More