Brad Mehldau – The Art of Solo Piano
Virtuosic pianist Brad Melhdau first made his mark in the jazz world in 1995 with his debut recording Introducing Brad Mehldau and then in the classical arena in 2006 with his release Love Sublime with vocalist Renee Fleming. Mehldau is a dazzling and brilliant player who maintains one of the finest trios in all of…
Theo Bleckmann Reinterprets Kate Bush
We recently ran a post about jazz singer Theo Bleckmann and his brilliant concert of the songs of underrated British pop artist & songwriter Kate Bush.
The Art of Visual Improvisation
While I was working with Brian Blade for his release Mama Rosa a few years back, I was introduced to a visual artist named Adam CK Vollick. Adam filmed Brian while he was recording segments of his album and the raw footage that I saw was just amazing. It was unlike anything I had seen…
The Most Intriguing Performance in Jazz 2011
Jazz, Math, Tech & Lyle Mays One of the most intriguing events in jazz this year that went largely unnoticed was something that I accidentally stumbled upon.