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Brendan Canty, the former drummer for hardcore pioneers Fugazi, jokingly surmised that having a record out before going on tour has proven beneficial for The Messthetics, his current jazz/punk band. “Having people come to the shows that have actually heard the record is not something that I’ve always been good
Next Jazz Legacy is dedicated to giving opportunities and education to female and non-binary jazz musicians. I spoke with them about their new class of seven students.
Pianist, vocalist and composer Samora Pinderhughes will take his acclaimed performances to select cities across the U.S., including a date at New York’s Winter Jazzfest on January 12. The multidisciplinary artist will also kick off the 2024 lineup at UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance, bringing a combination of new and old music to Royce Hall in Los Angeles on February 1.
One upcoming NYC jazz festival worth immediate attention is the first annual Out Music Festival, now through February 4.
In 2005 — when the first NYC Winter Jazzfest was held at the Knitting Factory in lower Manhattan, and Jazz at Lincoln Center’s multimillion-