Here’s our rundown of eight of the most exciting new artistic voices in American jazz music in 2021. Enjoy!
Tag: NYC jazz
Tredici Bacci’s Simon Hanes on Making Space for Magic to Happen (and the ’70s)
Simon Hanes of NYC’s Tredici Bacci and Guerilla Toss stops by to tell us about his new record, composing Italian funk tunes, and more!
San Fermin and Behaviorist’s Stephen Chen on Adding ‘Weird Colors’ to Pop Music
Stephen Chen of New York’s San Fermin and Behaviorist opens up about trying to write catchy pop melodies with subtle harmonic and rhythmic complexity.
Who’s Never Heard of Hal Willner?
Exploring the wacky career and curatorial escapades of one of New York’s most important musical directors, despite Willner never becoming a household name.
How Jazz Is Secretly Rewriting Its Own Future in Camouflage
+ Bridge the worlds of theory, improvisation, and jazzy hip-hop, and improve your piano chops…
How Successful Musicians Practice: The Horn Section
This is the fourth instalment in our series on How Successful Musicians Practice. If you’re just…
Three Jazz Artists Harmoniously and Creatively Blending Arabic and Western Music
By Lee Dynes The sound palette of Arabic, Persian, and various Middle Eastern regional cultures…
Thank You, Nat Hentoff: A Writer Listening Beyond Category
By Sarah Manning In an interview with the Rutherford Institute in 2012, journalist, author, and…
Marty Fowler on Vibrations in Space
Marty Fowler is always searching — searching for the right harmony, the right note, the best way…