Tag: jazz
Fred Hersch: The Power of Being Silent and Listening
"I don't want to hear people regurgitate what they know. That's not interesting to me. I want to hear people play what they don't know. That's when it gets good."
New In Music This Week: February 23rd
"Cocteau Trilogy" by Katia and Marielle Labèque tops this week's list.
Bo23: Kamasi Washington Collaborates With His Hero
"The greatest music needs to be fearless. Ultimately you have to have faith in the music and that it will lead you to where it should be."
New In Music This Week: November 17th
Seven terrific classical, jazz and vocal albums to enjoy
Catalina Popescu Still Loves Music Deeply
"I feel a lot of times if it's not me here, nothing will happen anymore."
Julie Benko and Jason Yeager Go Hand in Hand
"It's not a jazz record. It's not a theater record. It's our record and it's very emblematic of the music that we enjoy listening to and the music that we enjoy creating together."
This Is The Golden Age of Terence Blanchard
"It goes back to that whole thing of find a balance between all of those things, you know, allowing yourself to be in the moment and allowing yourself to be free to respond to things that you may not have thought of."
Jazz Singer Gretchen Parlato Celebrates Sinatra and Peggy Lee
"There's something so powerful about this understatement and intimacy and kind of allowing people to feel all the different facets. It doesn't have to be something obvious, it can be something that's a little bit intriguing."
Terri Lyne Carrington Is Just Getting Started
"The one thing I do know is the rest of my days will be about the mission, the various missions. They're all connected. I can no longer just play because it's fun or take a gig because it pays well."