Jack Aylor News Today

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University's School of Music will celebrate its own jazz greats Thursday, Sept. 28, when professors step onstage to swing into the 24th year of the popular Jazz Artist Series.   A quintet of the school's veteran faculty musicians will perform with their newest colleague, bassist Jack Aylor, Sept. 28 in Hinton Hall inside the Wright Mu...

Black Iris gig on Jan. 12 dedicated to the music of Thelonious Monk.

Tweet Share There’s lots of live music to look forward to through the summer — see our Summer Guide for recommendations on outdoor and reduced-capacity shows. But Music City musicians continue to release stacks of great music, and our writers have eight new titles to recommend. Add ’em to your streaming queue, get a physical copy from your favorite record store. Or drop them on your wishlist for #BandcampFriday, the promotion in which the platform waives its cut o...

Multi-Saxophonist/Composer Rahsaan Barber Presents Expansive Musical Vision on "Mosaic," Due April 9 from Jazz Music City Records Share Article It has been more then 10 years since the protean multi-saxophonist, composer, and educator Rahsaan Barber released his first album of original material, "Everyday Magic." The 15 new Barber songs heard on his forthcoming two-disc album, "Mosaic," which were written in a two-week span last December and then promptly recorded over two days by his quintet, ...