Take The "A" Train

D uke Ellington receives a telegram reminding him of his forthcoming concert in two weeks’ time—not a terribly long notice for finishing an ...

Like Forough Farrokhzad and Jean Genet, the Albanian-born Djon Mili belongs to that small group of artists who, when counted officially (the...

Early this year a group of U.S. longhair composers, including Ulysses Kaye, a nephew of King Oliver, visited Russia as part of a cultural ex...

So far Steve Kuhn has primarily been heard in two contexts—as a sideman and as leader of a trio. This album, however, focuses on him as solo...

The brand-new restoration of  Cecil Taylor à Paris , courtesy of INA, will be premiered at the 2025 edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato. – EK “He...

I delved into the 27-CD set between September 2024 and April 2025, and these tracks — roughly amounting to a double LP — are my picks among ...

Jazz on Screen: Symphonies in Black: Duke Ellington Shorts Tue 19 Nov 2024, 18:30, Location: Barbican Cinema 3 Introduction to the screening...

Duke Ellington behind the scene of Paris Blues (1961) with Billy Strayhorn (left), director Martin Ritt, Louis Armstrong and production desi...

Bert Dahlander | Skål: Bert Dahlander And His Swedish Jazz —Verve MG V-8253 Tracks: How Do You Do; Johnson’s Wax; When Lights Are Low; Hip S...

Black & Tan Symphonies in Black: Duke Ellington Shorts A programme by Jonathan Rosenbaum and Ehsan Khoshbakht (Il Cinema Ritrovato, Bolo...