by Sylvannia Garutch Tenor saxophonist, Enric Peidro is a self-taught musician. He began his journey of becoming a professional musician at age fourteen. Peidro’s sound and phrasing are deeply rooted in the swing-era, and he […]
by Sylvannia Garutch Growing up in Denver Colorado pianist and composer Steve McQuarry was afforded a home filled with his mothers piano playing. It was this inspiration that led him to study at the Eastman […]
by Nolan DeBuke Dan Moretti is certainly not a new name to jazz. He has spun countless albums since his early days now culminating into 30 years of spanning discography of seventeen releases as a […]
by Ferell Aubre Rudy Royston was born in the big state of Texas, Ft. Worth in fact, but was raised in the progressive loins of Denver, Colorado. His mother avidly supported the arts and his […]
by Nolan DeBuke Throughout pianist Gilles Bernard’s career, he has collaborated with many renowned musicians in the Quebec jazz community, with a career spanning from 1985 to present some of his collaborations have included John […]
by Ferell Aubre Born and raised in New York, Kevin Quinn had the opportunity to absorb the cities rich jazz history growing up. At eighteen he began his formal training, and while attending the State […]
by Ferell Aubre The iconic jazz fusion band based in Los Angeles, Yellowjackets are back with their fourth Mack Avenue Record entitled, Raising Our Voice. The Yellowjackets have been creating a unique brand of jazz […]
by Sylvannia Garutch Every generation there are musicians that standout, those that show a versatility in their playing and offer a robust sound and spark that ignites the listener. In the saxophone category, two such […]
by Sylvannia Garutch Born in 1989, pianist Christian Sands grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, and later moved to the nearby Orange. He started playing the piano at a very young age and took lessons […]
by Nolan DeBuke Robert Kennedy grew up in the deep south, where jazz has a long-standing history of producing soulful artists with a swinging attitude, dripping with gospel overtones. Kennedy is a Hammond organist and […]
The Jazz Word 2021
