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…
James Sullivan for THE BOSTON GLOBE – During a recent visit with his friend George Wein in New York City, the jazz composer Charles Lloyd excused himself to go to the john. Inside the bathroom in Wein’s apartment, Lloyd was mesmerized…
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…