On a gorgeous Sunday afternoon, the 21st annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival closed out with a pair of performances by NEA Jazz Masters Sheila Jordan and Lee Konitz, both of whom […]
by Laura Wasson After my rollicking interview with Chamber Band last week, I was more excited than ever to finally see them live at Spike Hill this past Friday. Despite
by Laura Wasson Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of chatting with Chris Littler and Ellen Winter from New York's own Chamber Band (along with some of their lovely fans)
News just in that Cedar Walton, one of jazz’s most elegant and assured—not to mention hard-driving—pianists passed away this morning at the age of 79. A former member of Art
Check it out: FoM is beginning a new series of LIVE interviews via Facebook thread! Our very first interview, hosted by the talented Laura Wasson, will feature Brooklyn-based indie rockers
by Nick Fallon Titus Andronicus [All photos: Nick Fallon] The rainy weather on Thursday night didn’t scare away music fans from the final show of the RiverRocks series on Pier
by Jonathan Miller David Karr of Watermelon [All photos: Jonathan Miller] After seeing the funky soul-rock band Watermelon win over a puzzlingly small crowd at this year’s Summer in the
by Dan Lehner All photos: Adam Kissick, NPR Music NEWPORT, RI — This year’s Newport Jazz Festival continued the trend of jazz legends communicating with younger musicians during Sunday’s lineup. The Jim Hall Quartet
by Dan Lehner All photos: Adam Kissick, NPR Music NEWPORT, RI — If there’s one thing that the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival instilled upon its audience, it's that jazz, despite fears
