Born in Tel Aviv and shaped by Brazilian choro, Anat Cohen has turned the clarinet into an instrument of possibility. Whether leading her acclaimed Tentet or exploring intimate spaces with Quartetinho, she creates music where different cultures dance together in perfect time.
Three Berlin-based artists strip music down to its essence, working across studios to transform single notes into rich, evolving soundscapes on their new album 'Split Scale.'
Born into Barcelona's cultural resistance, Marina Albero carried music across continents before finding an unexpected home in the jazz scenes of Seattle and New Orleans. She documents her wanderings on 'A Nomad of Sound,' an album that transforms migration into melody.
Musical paths cross in surprising ways this week—classical training meets electronic innovation, everyday objects transform into instruments, and a beloved album emerges from obscurity with its forward-thinking vision intact.
The saxophonist's debut album 'Living Things' emerges from long walks and patient observation along Nova Scotia's coastline, creating music that breathes with its maritime environment.
The biography 'Jazz Revolutionary' illuminates the complex world of Eric Dolphy through meticulous research and fresh interviews. Grasse discusses his decade-long quest to understand one of jazz's most enigmatic voices.
From Alex Ross's expansive classical music history to Justin Walter's Lynchian trumpet notes, this week's picks traverse genres and decades with unexpected connections and revelations.
Three seasoned jazz musicians, 250 concerts, and one nonprofit later, Brooklyn's WORKS return with an album that captures their decade-long musical conversation.
From his early days with a guitar-shaped flyswatter to his current work with Alisa Rose in Scroggins & Rose, the mandolinist and writer shares stories of musical growth while exploring bluegrass's past and future.
Through projects like 'Circuits & Skins' and A.I.RE, Pegher demonstrates how classical percussion can speak to modern audiences. Her instruments become both timekeeper and time machine, connecting orchestra halls to electronic festivals.
Melding Steve Reich's cyclical patterns with club music's magnetic pull, this unconventional trio of piano, clarinet, and drums transforms mathematical precision into pure physical motion.
Marian McPartland kept her personal truth locked away as tightly as her prized recordings, but through patience and persistence, Paul de Barros gained her trust and brought her full story to light.