The Best Jazz Albums of 2018 Frank Kimbrough – Monk’s Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk (Sunnyside) (6-disc-set) Let that subtitle soak in. Best known as orchestra leader Maria Schneider’s pianist but a major force in his own […]
Oblivion: The Music of Bud Powell – Tim Whalen (WayHay Music) The Tim Whalen Trio will perform on Thursday, April 6 at The Jazz Estate in Milwaukee. “Oblivion,” the title of a Bud Powell tune, might be the single best […]
I only recently met Kenny White when he came through town on tour and I interviewed him on the radio. When we started talking off-mic about music, I knew that he would be a great artist to share his stories and […]
Dreamland’s cloud in Blu, 23-plus stories up (photo below). This brief photo essay interprets the experience of hearing Dreamland, an imaginative and courageous ensemble which has worked hard in recent years to make much of the challenging Thelonious Monk repertoire […]
Trumpeter, bandleader and Monkophile Jamie Breiwick will lead Dreamland in a concert of Thelonious Monk music at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts at 8 PM Friday, January 23. Dreamland will perform at 8 p.m. January 23 in […]
The Bad Plus performing recently at The Jazz Estate in Milwaukee, December 19-20. Ethan Iverson, piano, Reid Anderson, bass, Dave King, drums. Photo courtesy of Matt Turner and The Jazz Estate Facebook page The Bad Plus @ The Jazz Estate, […]
