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Black Women Dominate Production Team Of The Inaugural Jazz Music Awards For Standout Recognition Of America's Indigenous Art Form
by Michael Major - January 04, 2024 Hosted by Dee Dee Bridgewater, the three-time Grammy Award-winning artist, NEA Jazz Master, and Tony Award winner, with Delroy Lindo, the widely acclaimed stage and screen actor, Peabody Award winner and Tony Award nominee, the show was packed with heartfelt tributes to special honorees as well as s... 
Orrin Evans Drops New Single 'The Red Door'
by Michael Major - June 19, 2023 What’s behind The Red Door? For pianist Orrin Evans, that question has come to symbolize the daring path his life and music have taken over the course of his three-decade career. On his latest album, he once again flings that door open, delighting in the collaborators, friends, inspiration, and hist... 
The Bad Plus Share New Song From Debut Album as Quartet
by Michael Major - July 08, 2022 Breakneck, avant-garde, and explosive, 'Sun Wall' marks the second song from The Bad Plus' upcoming self-titled album arriving everywhere on in September. The new album is the group's 15th studio recording and eponymous debut album in their current iteration as a dynamic new quartet. Listen to the n... 
DC Jazz Festival Announces Orrin Evans' Artist Residency
by Michael Major - December 21, 2021 Orrin Evans’ DCJF residency is part of the Jazz Road Creative Residencies program, a program of South Arts. Jazz Road Creative Residencies is an artist-centric program that promotes artistic flexibility. A two-time Grammy nominee and Pew Fellow, Orrin Evans has been recognized as one of the most dis... 
Analog Players Society Drops Video Preview For 'One Note Samba' From TILTED Album
by Robert Diamond - August 17, 2020 Analog Players Society has announced TILTED, the first title in a 2-part series. TILTED captures a single live acoustic jazz session at The Bridge Studio that was transformed into the cinematic, loop-based, instrumental, beat-driven fractal art that is Soundtrack to a Nonexistent Film. The albums st... 
Lafayette Gilchrist & Kevin Pinder Launch New Virtual Series A PERCUSSION DISCUSSION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 26, 2020 Pianist/composer Lafayette Gilchrist and percussionist Kevin Pinder will launch A Percussion Discussion, a new online series, beginning Monday, June 29. The livestream will take place at 7 p.m. EDT from An Die Musik in Baltimore.... 
The Bad Plus Confirm Spring Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 18, 2020 The Bad Plus has announced plans for a wide-ranging spring tour. The groundbreaking trio - bassist Reid Anderson, drummer Dave King, and pianist Orrin Evans - will perform an array of US headline dates alongside eagerly awaited residencies at New York City's Village Vanguard (March 24-29), Oakland, ... 
Bassist George DeLancey Releases 'Paradise' on February 1st
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 27, 2020 Paradise, the sophomore release from critically acclaimed bassist/ composer George DeLancey, features a mix of hard swinging original compositions and jazz standards, and a host prominent young New York City jazz players. Release date is February 1st (George DeLancey Music).... 
The Bad Plus Announce New Album & Tour Dates
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 10, 2019 Activate Infinity is the second album from The Bad Plus since the remarkable pianist Orrin Evans joined the group in 2018. The album was recorded at Brooklyn Recording in New York City in May 2019. It was produced by The Bad Plus and engineered and mixed by Andy Taub. Activate Infinity will be rele... 
Aretha's Jazz Café Welcomes The Bad Plus Next Month
by Tori Hartshorn - November 08, 2018 Always bringing Detroit the best and innovative artists in jazz, Aretha's Jazz Café is really excited to bring in boundary pushing trio, The Bad Plus Thursday, Dec 6, 2018 at 8pm... 
Rolling Stone and Downbeat Celebrate The Bad Plus After Release of 13th Album NEVER STOP II
by Macon Prickett - June 29, 2018 The Bad Plus is having a banner year highlighted by the release of their widely acclaimed 13th studio recording, NEVER STOP II. The first Bad Plus LP to feature pianist Orrin Evans alongside founding members Reid Anderson (bass) and Dave King (drums), NEVER STOP II is available now via Legbreaker Re... 
Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz Presents A Salute To Russell Malone
by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2018 Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz closes its 46thseason with a tribute to lauded jazz guitarist Russell Malone. A mainstay on the Manhattan music scene since the 1980s, as well as a regular at international festivals and concert halls, Russell has attracted critical and fan recognition for his w... 
Drummer/Composer Reggie Quinerly To Release His Third Recording As A Leader, WORDS TO LOVE
by Macon Prickett - March 26, 2018 Hailed by DownBeat as the embodiment of 'style, substance, soul, and swagger,' Reggie Quinerly is just the kind of drummer to take on a first-time challenge-like writing an album's worth of songs featuring vocalists. 'As a drummer, I'm always trying to write things you wouldn't expect,' says Quinerl... 
The Bad Plus Announce New Album Streaming via NPR's First Listen
by Caryn Robbins - January 12, 2018 The Bad Plus is excited to announce the release of their new album, Never Stop II on January 19, 2018 (LEGBREAKER RECORDS).... |
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