Brian Blade

Pianist and composer Billy Childs talks with WBGO’s Lee Mergner about his new album ‘The Winds of Change,’ the influence of film noir and Keith Emerson, and his first jazz albums.

Along with the all-star band formerly known as the Joshua Redman Quartet, this Take Five boasts two killer piano-and-drum duos, a tasty organ quartet, and a hermetic studio production.

Grammy nominations are always an imprecise barometer, contingent on too many factors to provide a clear view on any scene. Still, the 2021 jazz field,…

A few years ago, cornetist and composer Ron Miles managed what I consider something of a hat trick. He played on, and helped define, not one but three…

Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade, “Right Back Round Again”RoundAgain — the radiantly absorbing new album by saxophonist Joshua…

Also: new music from the Joshua Redman Quartet, Leni Stern, Harold López-Nussa, and Big Heart Machine.Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Hero Trio, “I’ll Remember…

Here is some brand-new music with the lift we all need.Gilfema, “Têkê”Several weeks ago, before it was considered a rare privilege to experience live…

Late last summer, saxophonist Joshua Redman engaged in some light time travel.For a couple of nights, he reconvened a stellar ensemble he'd led 25 years…

Along with two other recommended albums — a total of six. (We’re feeling generous.)Chick Corea Trilogy, “Crepuscule with Nellie”Chick Corea, the eternally…

Tony Williams already had a secure place on the Mount Rushmore of jazz drumming when he died, of cardiac arrest after routine surgery, on Feb. 23, 1997.He…