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Geoffrey Keezer Trio, “These Three Words”If you’ve caught Geoffrey Keezer on the bandstand in recent years, there’s a good chance you’ve either heard him…
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Chick Corea, the endlessly inquisitive keyboardist and composer, has made a point of collaborating far and wide throughout his career. But there’s a…
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The Blue Note All-Stars released their official debut, Our Point of View, not quite a month ago, and one key takeaway from the album was the enduring…
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Almost every era of jazz has its resident Blue Note crew: artists who embody the beating heart of that label’s sound.Think of the 1950s, and you might…
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There’s an emblematic photograph of Herbie Hancock on the back cover of his album Sunlight, which he began recording 40 years ago this month. He’s…
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Tony Allen, “Wolf Eats Wolf”Tony Allen, the great Nigerian drummer, made his Blue Note Records debut this spring with A Tribute to Art Blakey, a digital…
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It was a trip to West Africa that set the career trajectory for Daniel Freedman. A drummer-bandleader born and raised in New York City, Freedman has a…