Features
Tuesday, December 15 2009
The Best Jazz of 2009
This was a great year for melding innovation and tradition. The trend continues of piano trios playing boldly, creating a new language for this venerable jazz form. And other kinds of groups have been equally inventive, particularly in working through what it means to be a jazz group -- a notion that has evolved beyond trumpet-saxophone-piano-bass-drums.
Wednesday, February 25 2009
Mirror Twins: Conversations with Nels and Alex Cline
Although their careers have some similarities, the twin composers and songwriters aren't as similar as it seems, covering everything from the monastic to the chaotic.
Reviews
Wednesday, March 18 2009
Nels Cline: Coward / Alex Cline: Continuation
The drum-and-guitar playing brothers release simultaneous solo projects on the great West Coast jazz label.
