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Quick, think of a jazz instrument. What is it? Chances are you might have a mental picture of a saxophone, trumpet, or drums. Or even a piano. But that black and white keyboard’s kissin’ cousin, the organ (if thought of at all) is probably way down the list. After all, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk are far better known names than Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, or Richard Holmes. Royal Potato Family album cover Musician Robert Walter—skilled at playing all sorts of electric organs and keyboards like the Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hammond B3 organ, Clavinet, and Mini Moog—c...

Yazz Ahmed – La Saboteuse (Naim): “Bahraini-British performer, Yazz Ahmed, is transforming what jazz means in 2017. This trumpet and flugelhorn-playing artist has worked with Radiohead and These New Puritans, experiments with electronic effects, and combines sounds from her shared heritage to author a new narrative for the genre. Part of the new wave of artists credited with stirring up the sound, including Kamasi Washington, Yussef Kamaal, Sons of Kemet and The Comet is Coming, Yazz Ahmed is thrilled by the possibilities of making something new. “I feel like I’m a part of modernisin...

Adrian Spinelli April 1, 2021 Flock of Dimes builds on Jenn Wasner’s 2016 solo debut with “Head of Roses.” Photo: Rick Kern , WireImage 2017 The Chronicle’s guide to notable new music. NEW ALBUMS Flock of Dimes, “Head of Roses” (Sub Pop) The second release from Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak’s solo project beautifully builds on the foundation of her 2016 debut, “If You See Me, Say Yes.” Where her first album was an excellent singular effort, “Head of Roses” is co-produced with Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn — and it’s the best material from the North Carolina arti...

arrow Arriving at SNL, February 2020. Jen Carlson / Gothamist There is a term in Portuguese, saudade, which my Portuguese-American sister-in-law tells me has "no absolute English translation." But it is meant to describe "a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves," according to Wikipedia, which also notes that, "Moreover, it often carries a repressed knowledge that the object of longing might never be had again." It's safe to say the feelings of saudade are all over the place right now as we hit the one ...

22 January 2021 The space where jazz, R&B, and hip-hop converge no longer seems like it should be described as some kind of “fusion”, where one type of music gives way to or shares space with another. It is one unified space today, of course, and it’s easy to see that these intersections always were one space, whether defined by Ray Charles, Miles Davis, or Kendrick Lamar. R+R=Now is a group convened by an artist who is native to that space: pianist Robert Glasper. Shortly after the group’s studio album, Collagically Speaking, released in 2018, Glasper got a four-week stint at New Y...