For decades, “By Myself,” the cellist’s defining statement made in 1977, was out of print. Before his 2022 death, he finalized plans for its first-ever re-pressing.
Category: Jazz
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Karl Berger, 88, Who Opened Minds of Generations of Musicians, Is Dead
A vibraphonist, pianist, educator and musical thinker, he co-founded the Creative Music Studio to bring all kinds of musicians together to foster cross-pollination and improvisation.
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What a Playwright and Tap Dancer Are Teaching Each Other
The playwright and actress doesn’t think of the tap dancer Michela Marino Lerman as a mentee — because she’s learning from her, too.
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10 Tito Puente Essentials for the Mambo King’s Centennial
A Harlem-born New York original, the percussionist, composer and bandleader helped define Latin jazz and lay the groundwork for 1970s salsa.
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Ahmad Jamal, Jazz Pianist With a Measured Approach, Dies at 92
He was known for his laid-back style and for his influence on, among others, Miles Davis, who once said, “All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.”
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Review: ‘Champion,’ at the Met Opera, Spars With History
Terence Blanchard’s jazz-inflected work tells the real-life story of the boxer Emile Griffith, haunted by guilt when an opponent died after a fight.
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Solange Curates Powerful Performances of Black Joy and Pain at BAM
Through Saint Heron, the musician brought Angélla Christie and the Clark Sisters for a night exploring Black religious music, and Linda Sharrock and Archie Shepp for a show that felt anything but safe.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Mary Lou Williams
We asked a dozen musicians, scholars and critics to help take us on a tour of the music and mind of a pianist whose decades-long career made her a Mount Rushmore figure in jazz.
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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Nun With a Musical Gift, Dies at 99
Born in Ethiopia, she seemed headed for a career as a concert pianist before she chose a monastic life. Her intricate piano recordings gained a cult following.
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Chloë Tangles With Future, and 8 More New Songs
The New York Times – Music:Hear tracks by Bettye LaVette, Abra, Tyler, the Creator and others.
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53 Years After Miles Davis’s Album, a Fresh Spin as ‘London Brew’
The New York Times – Music:A 12-member collective of noted U.K.-based musicians used “Bitches Brew” as a springboard, improvising a new LP after the pandemic thwarted a 50th anniversary celebration for the original.
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Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro’s Love Trilogy, and 8 More New Songs
The New York Times – Music:Hear tracks from Meshell Ndegeocello, the Japanese House, Hannah Jadagu and others.