WGBH – Cuban jazz pianist HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA performs live at WGBH’s Fraser performance studio in Boston with his brother, Ruy López-Nussa on drums, and longtime friend and collaborator, Gastón Joya, on bass. WGBH Jazz 24/7 host Tessil Collins sat down with…
Nick Millevoi for PREMIER GUITAR – Meshell Ndegeocello believes people connect with the most essential elements of songs: melodic hooks, words, rhythms. This utilitarian mindset is a big part of what makes up Ndegeocello’s signature sound as both a songwriter and…
Gil Green for STEREOGUM – Like always, New York’s Red Baraat delivers an explosion of sound. I first heard the six-piece party band’s frenzy of funk, jazz, hip-hip, and Indian bhangra at Bonnaroo in 2012. That always seemed like the perfect…
Betsie Freeman for OMAHA WORLD-HERALD – So you thought you were going to a mere trumpet concert. Boy, I bet you were surprised at Arturo Sandoval’s performance in Omaha on Thursday night. “Is there anything he can’t do?” I thought…
Nate Chinen for WBGO – If you happened to be wandering the streets of upper Manhattan one night this winter, you could have stumbled onto a video shoot for pianist Joey Alexander. The video — for a version of “Moment’s Notice,” by…
Jed Gottlieb for BOSTON HERALD – Not everyone likes, or even knows, bluegrass. But the Beatles? The Fab Four are pretty universal. This is part of the reason Boston bluegrass/Americana act Twisted Pine included a lullaby-like take on “Lucy in the…
ALLIGATOR RECORDS – Texas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist, songwriter and vocalist — and official 2018 Texas State Musician — Marcia Ball will be inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall Of Fame on October 25, 2018. This will be the fifth anniversary class of Hall Of Fame…
MACK AVENUE – After a dynamic 2017, filled with international touring and the release of his critically acclaimed Mack Avenue Records debut album REACH, singularly talented pianist, GRAMMY® Award-nominee, and Steinway artist Christian Sands is expanding on his story with…
Bob Boilen for NPR – A very pregnant Abigail Washburn points to Bela Fleck at the Tiny Desk and says “and just so you know, this is his fault.” I won’t spoil the video by telling you his response. Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn are…