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Reflecting on the past year that was 2021, I asked myself: How did a concert stand out in its medium, whatever said medium was?

Cafe Coda may first and foremost be about showcasing jazz, but founder Hanah Jon Taylor has other missions too.

Every drum stroke and every breath blown on Wadada Leo Smiths A Love Sonnet for Billie Holiday and The Chicago Symphonies carries multitudes of meaning.

The New York saxophonist’s breakup album subverts what we’ve come to expect from the genre. Covering songs by Ornette Coleman, Sun Ra, and others, he finds new emotions in familiar songs.

Few composers have broader stylistic reach. But on a new album, “A Prayer for Lester Bowie,” he makes it all cohere.

Event details about Other Minds Festival 25: Moment's Notice in San Francisco on October 14, 2021 - watch, listen, photos and tickets

Talking with the virtuoso pianist ahead of his appearance at Darkhorse Theater

In advance of the Other Minds Festival in San Francisco, Take Five features artists from its lineup — including King Britt with Tyshawn Sorey, Sara Schoenbeck with Roscoe Mitchell, Sylvie Courvoisier with Mary Halvorson, and Darius Jones.

In his autobiography, Miles Davis complained that classical musicians were like robots. He spoke from experience – he’d studied classical music at Juilliard and recorded with classical musicians even after becoming a world-renowned jazz artist. As a music professor at the Universi...

The multigenerational concert series is set to take place Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 14-17.