Craig Taborn Is at the Apex of Contemporary Jazz
In 2026, Craig Taborn and other improvisers of his generation are at the peak of their creativity. This music has rarely been more elevated, refined, and exciting.
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What Once Sounded Like the Future Still Sounds Fresh on Craig Taborn’s ‘Junk Magic’
Compass Confusion is the long-awaited sequel to Craig Taborn's groundbreaking 2004 recording that mixed jazz, electronica, and new music composition. What once sounded like the future still sounds fresh.
Steve Lehman Trio + Craig Taborn: The People I Love
Saxophonist and composer Steve Lehman merges jazz tradition with New Jazz exploration in a format that enjoys a connection to the past even as it pushes forward.
The Best Jazz of 2019
Our jazz critics create four quartets of great creative music, demonstrating four trends that keep "jazz" relevant in a new century.
Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn Continue Their Explorations on ‘The Transitory Poems’
The Transitory Poems is a live recording of two jazz masters, Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn, playing four-handed, exploratory improvisations on two pianos.
Dan Weiss Forms His Dream Band to Play His Nightmare Music
Dan Weiss' Starebaby is both terrifying and thoughtful. The balance it achieves might be even more terrifying.
The Best Jazz of 2017
The best and most exciting jazz of 2017 is increasingly happening at the intersection of different streams of music. Reveling in a diversity of influences and therefore a kind of complexity makes it "art music", inevitably.
Diego Barber: Tales
You've heard piano and guitar duet albums. This one goes off into a blue yonder.