With “Birth of the Cool” in 1948, Miles Davis introduced most listeners to the arranging talent of Gil Evans who has become more influential than ever today. allmusic.com During research for my jazz orchestra article, I put together this discography, which attempts to […]
All the brass horns gleam, whisper and shout. Tonal colors multiply, merge, and melt, without digital trickery. Today’s jazz orchestra composer-arranger’s pen conjures sumptuous landscapes for the soloist’s ramble. Impressive recordings of them proliferate lately, some winning best-of-the-year polls and […]
My literary side continues to pursue the best songwriting I can find, usually in a context of so-called roots music. But this year, jazz impressed me more across the board, signaling that America’s original art form is alive and quite […]
MacArthur fellowship-winning alto saxophonist-composer-arranger Miguel Zenon (foreground) lights the fire. Zenon is the only extant founding member of the 11-year-old SFJAZZ Collective. Courtesy all about Jazz.com A Westerly Cultural Travel Journal — Part 3 (This concert review concludes a cultural travelogue first […]
