Matthew Stevens

Leo Sidran’s The Art of the Story piece reporting on shows by John Scofield, Snarky Puppy, Samara Joy and others at the Montreal International Jazz Festival

WBGO’s Gary Walker to spotlight Return to Casual, a new album from saxophonist Walter Smith III, on his Daybreak show.

Exciting new collaborations abound in the latest edition of Take Five.

For their third collaborative effort as In Common, tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III and guitarist Matthew Stevens brought in two NEA Jazz Masters and a celebrated peer.

Our first Take Five playlist in a while features new music that moves in mysterious ways, including a couple of pandemic gems.

Bright moments for difficult times, in this week’s Take Five.Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, “Quarantine Blues”Last Friday, Jazz at…

Thought provoking. Conscience awakening. A call to action. Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science’s new album, Waiting Game (Motéma), is a direct…

Music may be one of the first modes of human expression. As Matthew Stevens also notes, about his latest album, Preverbal: “the need to express ourselves…

Over the last decade, few musicians have made the term “utility player” feel more like a compliment than guitarist Matthew Stevens. A trusted sideman to…