The Sun Ra Arkestra Play to the Open Sky
A photo essay from two open-air Arkestra shows in Brooklyn and the Hudson Valley, where Knoel Scott stood in for Marshall Allen and dancers and fire shared the bill.
Photographing from the Inside — Don Schlitten's Quarter Century in Jazz
Producer, art director, and label owner, Don Schlitten photographed jazz from a 1957 Monk set at the Five Spot through the Newport festivals of the sixties, and 'Love and Understanding' brings out the photographs that stayed inside jazz circles for decades.
Scrimshire's Light in the Woodside
Founder of Albert's Favourites and Wah Wah 45s veteran Adam Scrimshire talks through 'Bring Our Light to Every Corner,' his new album built on four years of looking for personal peace, the grimness of the UK political moment, and the music community he named for his granddad's cassettes.
Robert Margouleff — From TONTO to 'Freedom of Choice'
The synthesizer pioneer behind TONTO, Stevie Wonder's classic run, and DEVO's 'Freedom of Choice' reflects on a life spent as the man behind the curtain in his new memoir, 'Shaping Sounds.'
DJ Amir and the Second Life of Strata Records
DJ Amir discusses his acquisition and revival of Strata Records, the defunct Detroit jazz label founded by pianist Kenny Cox, whose six original albums and trove of unreleased recordings have become some of the most sought-after music in jazz.
Golden Samphire Band's Imagined Albion by the Sea
England's south coast gives Golden Samphire Band's debut 'Dream Is the Driver' its emotional coloring, but behind it are four decades of shared record-digging by brothers Rich and Mik Hanscomb and the transformative arrival of vocalist Hannah Lewis.
'One Year' and a Lifetime — Colin Blunstone's Winding Road
Colin Blunstone discusses the new 'One Year: Live from Union Chapel' box set, the Zombies' tangled path from British Invasion hitmakers to cult favorites, and a solo career that keeps surprising six decades after it nearly ended in an office job.
Red Roses and Open Roads — The Amram Siblings Step Out
Alana incorporates her father David's beatnik wisdom into the EP 'Movies' while brother Adam channels Dylan-esque wanderlust on 'To The End', each forging distinct identities that occasionally converge for powerful family performances.
The Archival Rescue of Dick Davy's Civil Rights Stand-Up
The comedian born Richard Davy invented a Southern alter ego, landed a Columbia Records deal with producer John Hammond, and played the Apollo Theatre before abandoning his act in 1968—his story nearly lost until archivist Jason Klamm recovered recordings from his brief, peculiar career.
The Fantastic Voyage of Half Man Half Biscuit
Nigel Blackwell's band returns with 'All Asimov and No Fresh Air,' their sixteenth album of sharp pop punk and surrealist commentary on a world gone mad.