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NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
"...after all, this yearly patch of excess known as Jazz Fest -- an 11-stage, seven-day, 500-band Louisiana par-tay that..."

May 7, 1999 Music Feature

Low Down
John Hawkes plays junkie jazz musician Joe Albany in this film based on his daughter's memoirs.
"...Joe Albany (Hawkes) was a talented jazz pianist who played with the likes of Charlie Parker..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Kind of Blue
Jeff Lofton blows tribute to Miles Davis
"...It's hardly news that jazz remains the redheaded stepchild of Austin's music scene. Talking..."

Sept. 26, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

GVSB
Jazz Sides
"...GVSB The fall deluge of jazz releases is upon us, highlighted by an especially strong..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

P.G. Moreno Can’t Get Enough “Adventurous Music” and Austin’s More Interesting For It
Epistrophy Arts leader talks past, present, and holy grail bookings
"...Arts came back strong with two presentations this year: jazz legends Andrew Cyrille and Billy Harper at the Scottish..."

Aug. 29, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

SXSW Music Interview: Robert Glasper
"Jazz musicians, we feel the need to always educate people.”
"...Grammy Award-winning jazz musician Robert Glasper plays his music, his way. Whether..."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

ATX Style at NOJF (or... Marcia Knows NOLA)
Austin takes NOLA by storm. Really, there have been lots of storms.
"...Doyle Bramhall (indulge me – Willie is not playing Jazz Fest). The three artists are representing the ATX with..."

May 1, 2008 Design Post by Kate X Messer

Calle 54
Superstars of Latin jazz are captured as they perform in the studio.
"...Fernando Trueba, returns to American screens with this robust jazz concert film, a project inspired by Two Much's concert..."

June 22, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Improvisational Music Curator P.G. Moreno: "I Feel the Most Confident I've Ever Felt About Epistrophy Arts"
His latest booking? Scandinavian jazz powerhouses Atomic on their final U.S. tour before disbanding.
"...this year, the latest of which features veteran Scandinavian jazz quintet Atomic. Consisting of saxophonist Fredrik Ljungkvist, pianist Håvard..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Live and Recorded Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
Black Pistol Fire, BLXPLTN, Jazz for a cause, and more
"...insane, so that helps." – Kevin Curtin A Night of Jazz Together..."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Top Books of 2020 That Struck a Literary or Musical Chord
A writer's fictional joyride, a rock & roll memoir, and jazz fairy tales are books that sang this year
"...The debut of jazz maven Mark Ruffin, BEBOP FAIRY TALES: AN HISTORICAL FICTION..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Playing Changes: Jazz for the New Century
Time to rethink jazz
"...When we talk about jazz, we generally contextualize a tradition that encompasses specific ways..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Playback: The Healing Hand of Jonathan Horne
Following the free jazz guitar phenom as he undergoes hand surgery
"...fretboard of his Mosrite can be described as "free jazz licks with Ventures tone."..."

July 27, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music Interview: Bilal
“I’m a jazz artist by trade,” states the Philly-born Grammy winner
"..."I'm a jazz artist by trade," states the Philly-born Grammy winner. [inset-1-right]..."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Sunday ACL Fest Interview: Gregory Porter
Jazz? Love songs, gospel, soul, and even Disclosure.
"...Singer-songwriter Gregory Porter won a Best Jazz Album Grammy for his third album, 2013's Liquid Spirit,..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Jazz Sides
Naxos' latest Jazz Icons series has arrived
"...Triumph of Charlie Parker (EuroArts/Lower 5th) Andrew HillSolos: The Jazz Sessions (MVD Visual)..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Invocation of the Duke
daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra's chamber music
"...Blues, rapped, “The Nineties will be something of a jazz thing.” The New York City duo did more to..."

May 27, 2009 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Jazz Sides
Jazz Sides
"...Global Soul describes its music as "eclectic jazz." On their impressive debut, This Is It, the local..."

April 22, 2005 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Kansas City
"...rooms blared some of the best and most concentrated jazz sounds this land has ever heard. Kansas City was..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Music Spotlight: Steam Down
London mastermind Ahnansé discusses the jazz collective's global inspo
"...The London jazz community incubates one of the most exciting music scenes..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Seismic Dance Event, Jazz at St. James', Feels So Good Fest, Susannah Joffe, Amigo the Devil, and more
"...hardcore?) from unpredictable Russian jockey/producer Nina Kraviz.– Christina Garcia Jazz at St. James’ St. James' Episcopal Church, Friday 12..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Music Column by Christina Garcia

SXSW Music Interview: Joe Armon-Jones / Ezra Collective
Avant-garde jazz collective brings genre back to its roots
"...A blazing dynamo of jazz, funk, Afrobeat, Latin, hip-hop, and dub, Ezra Collective set..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Play Misty for Me
Did you know Bill Cosby is an accomplished jazz drummer?
"...by Southwest Comedy in March. This time, we talked jazz...."

Sept. 19, 2014 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records
Jazz sides
"...Impulse LPs stand out from the rest of the jazz pack. In its 15-year heyday, from the early Sixties..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Sonny Stitt
Jazz sides
"...a superb player who left his mark on the jazz vocabulary. There's always been some speculation, revived here in..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Imagine the Sound
"...(Grass, Comic Book Confidential) filmed this profile of four jazz avant-gardists in the early Eighties. Included are performances by..."

April 30, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Independent Yet Empathic
Jazz Legend Ornette Coleman
"...people no longer on this earth cannot be underestimated. Jazz aficionados, listening in horror as the audience talks loudly..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Music Feature by Jeff Mccord

Andrew Cyrille Lays His Declaration of Musical Independence on UT
Rarified improv comes to campus
"...Appearing Saturday at the McCullough Theatre, storied jazz drummer Andrew Cyrille’s career astonishes in its breadth and..."

Jan. 16, 2020 Music Post by Michael Toland

Motherless Brooklyn
Edward Norton leads a stylish, meandering trip around a corrupt 1950s NYC
"...named Moses Randolph (Baldwin), as well as a Harlem jazz club and a civic uprising about housing policies which..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ACL Live Review: The Comet Is Coming
Prophecy or promise?
"...Emerging from London’s bubbling jazz scene, the Comet Is Coming assaulted ACL Fest ears,..."

Oct. 5, 2019 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

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