“When you actually go to people with the fact that you’re not trying to get them to play anything in particular, you just want their response.”
THE DIG INTERVIEW: SHABAKA HUTCHINGS FROM SONS OF KEMET
Jazz
ARLINGTON JAZZ FESTIVAL ENTERS 11TH YEAR
Making music a part of people's lives and raising awareness about jazz
DIG THIS: JAZZ FESTIVAL AT ARTISTS FOR HUMANITY
Reflecting on the “legacy of ‘urban renewal’ and the vibrant Black, immigrant, and disadvantaged neighborhoods demolished to make way for housing projects and infrastructure”
“JAZZNOW: NO BORDERS” CELEBRATES INTL. JAZZ DAY THIS FRIDAY
“Jazz [isn’t] a historical artifact. [It’s] a living breathing approach to music.”
INTERVIEW: ANTIBALAS MAKES “INVESTMENT WITH MUSIC AND CULTURE”
I spoke with founder and baritone saxophonist Martin Perna about the making of Fu Chronicles, being in your favorite band’s favorite band, the state of music education in America, and a certain new collaboration he’s involved in.
MATTAPAN JAZZ & UNITY FEST: A Q+A WITH FESTIVAL HOST AND BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR ANDREA CAMPBELL
"It’s an opportunity for Mattapan to showcase to other neighborhoods in the Greater Boston area that this community is not just what people tend to see in the media, which is usually negative."
WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
Gambling, Jazz, and Boston’s Musical Culture
One “grand” opening on June 23: the Encore Gambling Casino, a $2.6 billion project in Everett. One quiet closing on July 31: the Third Life Studio, a small improvisational music space in Union Square, Somerville. These two establishments are about two ...
FOTOBOM: KAMASI WASHINGTON @ ROYALE
LAKE STREET DIVE: A NEW VOICE IN HARD TIMES
It's a new year for Boston's renowned live act and with it comes a new fire burning beneath them.
FOTOBOM: ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO @ SANDERS THEATRE
I gotta admit that having the title of “Jazz Master in Residence” would look pretty cool on a LinkedIn profile, especially if that residency has the prestigious mailing address of Harvard Square. Of course, when you have three Grammy Awards in your possession, it comes with the terrority. ...
