Following the release of their first collaborative album Secrets Are The Best Stories, Elling and Pérez sat down with JazzTimes to discuss the music and cultural statement they intend to make. Read the Current Issue Listen to the Album Kurt…
“The rollicking Sonar takes the concept of navigating via sound as a metaphor for the way in which we relate to our surroundings, echoing off of and situating ourselves within a larger picture.” The new track debuts on Spotify’s State…
Dear Friends, First and foremost, I am writing to express my profound hope that you, your family and your colleagues are healthy, staying safe and taking all precautions. We are all facing what is, for many of us, the most…
Bob Dylan has rolled out dates for a U.S. summer tour of arenas and amphitheaters where he’ll be joined by Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and the Western swing trio the Hot Club of Cowtown. It kicks off June 4th in Bend,…
2020 Grammy winners and rising stars Ranky Tanky appeared on NPR’s esteemed All Things Considered segment to shed some light on their South Carolinian roots and the importance of Gullah music. Listen to the Segment Ranky Tanky on TKA
The Grammy-nominated jazz pianist and composer will conduct clinics for students and perform in multiple acts over the course of the festival. Listen to Sands’ Interview with Festival Director Tim Jackson Read the Announcement Christian Sands on TKA
Sunny Jain’s worldly, genre-bending new album and touring project Wild Wild East is making waves, garnering incredible reviews and recommendations from top publications across the music spectrum. Listen to the Album Pitchfork Paste Magazine NPR All Things Considered Document Journal…
Inspired by his recent role in Netflix film “Dolemite Is My Name,” starring Eddie Murphy, Bobby Rush proceeded to craft a new single encapsulating the raw tenacity of Rudy Ray Moore, mirroring his own as he enters the seventh decade…
In anticipation of their upcoming self-titled album on Smithsonian Folkways, the eclectic multicultural folk duo have dropped their first single, “Water Is Wide/Wusuli Boat Song (乌苏里船歌).” The release of the full LP is slated for April 3rd. Listen Here Wu…
“It is profoundly different from everything he’s released before; Alexander’s playing is less showy and more settled-down than his previous work. The record emphasizes his original compositions, which have broadly singable, surprisingly approachable melodies, and grooves that slide and saunter…