How a jazz-loving axeman terrorised New Orleans in 1919
Esteemed Mortal…
Jazz
The troubling history of how The Cotton Club became New York’s most infamous haunt
The dark side of history.
‘Escalator over the Hill’: The baffling jazz odyssey of Carla Bley and Paul Haines
Jazz that’s obtuse and slightly insufferable? It’s more likely than you think!
Charlie Parker foreshadowed free jazz on this fantastic 1948 track with Miles Davis
In the liner notes for an upcoming Charlie Parker box set, jazz journalist Neil Tesser writes that one of Bird’s songs suggests a style of…
Check Johnny Harris’s skronky jazz-funk masterpiece, “Stepping Stones”
Johnny Harris is a composer, musician, arranger, conductor, and producer, who’s been active since the mid ‘60s. Harris made a name for himself working with…
‘Necropolis’: Bob Bell’s heavy duty, mind-blowing prog rock/free jazz cult album returns!
Canadian guitarist Bob Bell released a monster of a debut album, Necropolis, in 1978. This obscure private press LP is about to be reissued, so…
John Coltrane stuns the jazz world with his amazing, frantic soloing on “Russian Lullaby,” 1958
Photo credit: Esmond Edwards/CTSIMAGES. In 1958, tenor saxophonist John Coltrane made quite the impression with his soloing on the song, “Russian Lullaby.” His work on…
Amazing never before seen footage of jazz’s dark chanteuse Patty Waters performing solo in 1974
If one tried to concoct a mystique around a mercurial artist, one could not dream of doing better on purpose than Patty Waters did just…
The free jazz alchemy of Ornette Coleman: See the jazz giant in action in seldom-seen studio footage
“I’m in love with eternity . . . I don’t care about how many changes that go on, as long as it keeps going on.”…