Posted inHoliday, Billie Jazz
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Billie Holiday
“God Bless the Child.” “I’ll Be Seeing You.” And of course, “Strange Fruit.” Ten writers and musicians share what they love about the artistry of Lady Day.
Posted inBelonging (Album) Braxton, Anthony Jazz Lehman, Steve Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Branford, Quartet The Music of Anthony Braxton (Album)
Branford Marsalis and Steve Lehman Rethink the Jazz Cover Album
Marsalis leads a take on Keith Jarrett’s 1974 LP “Belonging,” and Lehman interprets “The Music of Anthony Braxton,” revealing fresh lessons.
Posted inClassical Music Content Type: Personal Profile Jazz Music National Sawdust (Brooklyn, NY, Performance Space) Saxophones Shimizu, Yasuaki
Yasuaki Shimizu, a Japanese Sax Master, Takes North America
The composer and saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu is at home in free jazz, classical and art pop. Finally touring North America, he’s going big by staying small.
Posted inAppelbaum, Larry (1957-2025) Archives and Records Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Coltrane, John Deaths (Obituaries) Jazz Libraries and Librarians Library of Congress Monk, Thelonious Voice of America
Larry Appelbaum, Who Found Jazz Treasure in the Archives, Dies at 67
He helped turn the Library of Congress into a leading center for research on the history of jazz, and made some surprising discoveries of his own.