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Monk at the Blackhawk
The story of a night of small masterpieces created unwillingly
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Sergio Mendes: Pretty World
The recent death of the Brazilian pianist truly marks the end of an enchanted world: a true la-la land built in the perfect image and likeness of its ingenious creator
Steve Lacy: Phase One
Ninety years after the birth and twenty years after the death of the great soprano, we look at the first, perhaps the least known, phase of his career, between the ages of twenty and thirty
A Colossus at the Vanguard
It's a great time for Sonny Rollins fans: between the collection of his European concerts in 1959 and the definitive edition of Live at the Village Vanguard, a real celebration is breaking out
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Tony Coe and the Pink Panther: A Canterbury Tale
Plas Johnson was the first saxophonist to take on the iconic theme—but from then on, it was the British musician’s turn to leave his mark on the later films in the series. Yet Coe did much more
Dossier on J.J. Johnson – Second Part
This second part concludes our detailed analysis of the artistic career of the great master from Indianapolis on the occasion of the centenary of his birth
Joys and sorrows of self-management: “Groups In Front Of People”
From Guus Janssen to Evan Parker, through Maarten Altena, Günter Christmann, Paul Lovens, Terry Day, Peter Cusack, Paul Termos and Paul Lytton.
“The Big Gundown”: skeptic John Zorn pays homage to Ennio Morricone
Forty years ago, the intuition of a record that marked an era, even for its author
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Dossier on J.J. Johnson – First Part
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the most important musicians in the history of jazz, a superb trombonist but also a composer and arranger of the highest level, we retrace his very long career in two episodes
Mingus Mill
A recent news prompted us to investigate the intricate family history of Charles Mingus, a unique product of the most diverse ethnic groups. This is the result of our investigation, starting from a mill in North Carolina