Read a review of "Sondheim and Styne," a concert that was part of the 92nd Street Y's Jazz in July series, hosted by pianist Bill Charlap. The concert, held Tuesday, ... Read More

Jazz composer and theorist George Russell passed away this Monday, July 27th. Russell began his career as a drummer, but quit the drums after being replaced by Max Roach in ... Read More

Chris Potter Underground’s Ultrahang is simultaneously pleasing and disappointing. Pleasing because saxophonist Potter, drummer Nate Smith, keyboardist Craig Taborn, and guitarist Adam Rogers create such inviting timbral tapestries woven into ... Read More

The Gay Disco Trio plays intense and exuberant music inspired by free jazz and rock styles. Consisting of saxophonist Andrew D'Angelo, drummer Jim Black, and bassist Trevor Dunn, the group ... Read More

Trumpeter Jim Rotondi's tribute to Ray Charles, Blues for Brother Ray is packed with refreshingly simple and soulful renditions of some classic blues tunes. Read the review by James ... Read More

Last month, June of 2009, JazzTimes announced that it would discontinue publication because of financial trouble. The magazine, which began in 1970 as a small newsletter, had become of the ... Read More

The jazz business has taken some major hits recently, including the fall of the JVC Jazz Festival in New York, and the end of JazzTimes Magazine. But today, Ben Ratliff at ... Read More

An iconoclast who has earned mainstream recognition in his decades of musical adventurism, Ornette Coleman, in rejecting standard jazz practices, has become one of the most well known figures in ... Read More