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    December 28, 2011

    Sam Rivers, R.I.P.

    A Spotify playlist of Sam Rivers' work is here. Jazz composer, multi-instrumentalist, and organizer Sam Rivers died of pneumonia on December 26. Rivers' importance to the American jazz avant-garde extended beyond his recordings and performances. In his demonstration of artistic self-reliance and co ... More >>

  • Music

    July 20, 2011

    Dissonant Notes at Jazz Festivals

    Tensions between promoters and musicians underscore this year's slate

  • Voice Choices

    April 6, 2011

    Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet

    Tensions between promoters and musicians underscore this year's slate

  • Voice Choices

    January 12, 2011

    Jeff 'Tain' Watts 4

    Tensions between promoters and musicians underscore this year's slate

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Top 10 Must-See Acts At Winter Jazzfest 2011

    Vernon Reid, up to something​Without a guide, Winter Jazzfest can make you pretty crazy. On Friday and Saturday night, five venues -- Le Poisson Rouge, Zinc Bar, Kenny's Castaways, Sullivan Hall, and the Bitter End -- will feature a total of 68 short sets (new performers take the stage every h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    The Week In Nightlife, Starring GHE20 G0TH1K, Optimo, And The Go Go Gangster Cumbia Party

    ​It's the first week of the new year! This also means it's the first week to break your resolutions to drink less and sleep more. Enablers that we are, behold your week in nightlife, featuring the return of our favorite Lower East Side fete, a music festival, a lot of disco, and so much more.

  • Music

    December 29, 2010

    Jason Moran Tops Himself

    The adventurous Ten headlines the Voice's Fifth Annual Jazz Critics' Poll

  • Music

    December 29, 2010

    The 2010 Voice Jazz Critics' Poll: The Results

    The adventurous Ten headlines the Voice's Fifth Annual Jazz Critics' Poll

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    The 2011 NYC Winter Jazzfest Announces Dates, Venues, Several Dozen Artists

    Robert Glasper, bringing along his continuing Experiment​As we have previously opined, January's annual two-day Winter Jazzfest is one of the season's signature live-music events, packing an ever-expanding number of downtown clubs (five this year) with an ever-expanding cabal of folks inexplic ... More >>

  • Music

    July 6, 2010

    Life, Death, and Rebirth at the CareFusion and Vision Jazz Festivals

    Robert Glasper, bringing along his continuing Experiment​As we have previously opined, January's annual two-day Winter Jazzfest is one of the season's signature live-music events, packing an ever-expanding number of downtown clubs (five this year) with an ever-expanding cabal of folks inexplic ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    June 22, 2010

    MAKE SOME NOISE

    A 12-hour workout for your ears

  • Voice Choices

    June 8, 2010

    VILLAGE VARIETY

    We jazz June, we thrive soon

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Full Undead Jazzfest Lineup Announced, Dismayingly Short On Actual Zombies

    Roswell Rudd has my favorite of the snapshots collected here​Early January's Winter Jazzfest, a two-night, multi-venue fete that lured thousands of folks into Greenwich Village to see dozens of downtown-jazz stalwarts (Voice poll darlings Vijay Iyer and Darcy James Argue were among the star at ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    April 20, 2010

    Apex

    Roswell Rudd has my favorite of the snapshots collected here​Early January's Winter Jazzfest, a two-night, multi-venue fete that lured thousands of folks into Greenwich Village to see dozens of downtown-jazz stalwarts (Voice poll darlings Vijay Iyer and Darcy James Argue were among the star at ... More >>

  • Music

    December 20, 2005

    New Hope for the Dead

    Roswell Rudd has my favorite of the snapshots collected here​Early January's Winter Jazzfest, a two-night, multi-venue fete that lured thousands of folks into Greenwich Village to see dozens of downtown-jazz stalwarts (Voice poll darlings Vijay Iyer and Darcy James Argue were among the star at ... More >>

  • Music

    September 27, 2005

    Last Best Hope

    Craig Harris meets W.E.B. DuBois and together they recreate two magnificent traditions

  • Music

    May 10, 2005

    Beyond the Melting Pot

    Vijay Iyer and Rudresh Mahanthappa sure are tough-minded—and also Indian Americans

  • Music

    January 18, 2005

    Rumba, Interrupted

    The Bush administration breaks up the long-running dance between American and Cuban musicians.

  • Music

    November 5, 2002

    Point Counterpoint

    Dave Holland Enlarges His Horizon

  • Music

    October 22, 2002

    Purely Piano

    Iverson, Iyer, and Moran Go It Alone at the Jazz Standard

  • Music

    March 26, 2002

    She Writes the Songs

    Abbey Lincoln Shows Us What She's Got

  • Music

    January 15, 2002

    Spelunking and Crooning in 2001

    Reissues by the Boxful, Singers by the Cut

  • Music

    April 10, 2001

    Work in Progress

    Dissertations on the Percussive School

  • News

    January 9, 2001

    Burns-Eye View of Jazz

    Living History or Death Sentence?

  • Music

    June 15, 1999

    Milling at the Mall

    Living History or Death Sentence?

  • Music

    October 6, 1998

    Old Man Rivers

    Living History or Death Sentence?

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