Planet Jazz: Notes From All Over Nice seeing New Orleans trumpeter Irvin Mayfield get some speaking lines on last night’s “Treme.” Great, … More
Tag: Village Voice
The Trouble With Top 10 Lists; Also, in the Voice: a Wrongheaded “Greatest Jazz Albums” List
Planet Jazz: Notes From All Over ‘Tis the season. Yes, it’s that time of year when arts and entertainment critics … More
Jazz is Dead, Again?; Jazz & Colors Festival; Wayne Shorter Returns to Blue Note
Planet Jazz: Notes From All Over Jazz is dead. What, again? Say it ain’t so! At the end of a partially … More
Vijay Iyer Trio Tops Village Voice 2009 Jazz Poll
Acclaimed pianist Vijay Iyer‘s Historicity, a forward-thinking trio outing, has been named Album of the Year in the 4th annual … More
Music Blogs Sprouting; and Hentoff Exits the Voice
With the widespread elimination of arts-writing positions and numerous layoffs of talented writers from newspapers, it’s probably inevitable: More and … More
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