Sound and Vision: Steve Reich
Steve Reich writes in The Guardian: Thirty-six years ago, I had the nerve to write a short essay…
Naked City
From Dave: Post-Colbert, got to post this clip of John Zorn's band Naked City playing Speedfreaks.…
How We Got Here
In the initial post about what happened to music and society post-Nixon I wanted to talk about the…
The Music of Lawrence Williams
Lawrence Williams was an important leader on the Detroit scene for many years. He was a prolific…
Ingrid and Lina
What can I say? The music in FONT this week has been such a blast, everyone creating a new take on…
Double Trio
Taylor Ho Bynum and Stephen Haynes gave us a unique take on the double trio format at the Standard…
Avishai, Jeremy and Keyon school me.
FONT is on! Last night I heard an amazing set at the Jazz Standard. The whole time I was sitting…
Don Cherry and the American Revolution
Dave writes: If you never saw Don Cherry walking around in your neighborhood, this is kind of what…
Questionable
I am a big admirer of Jazz at Lincoln Center -- education programs, musical excellence, and so much…
Putting It Together
Incredibly inspiring to see all the lists of people's favorite jazz records made between 1973 and…