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He's Not Just Another Coltrane

Ravi Coltrane isn't a mere shadow of his famous father and mother but an innovative artist in his own right. His career has shot forward with its own "Giant Steps," a tune he boldly played with his tight quartet at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival.

 

Jazz Vocalists of Minnesota: July Gigs

Esbjorn Svensson
Leader of E.S.T., one of the most popular jazz ensembles in Europe, Esbjorn Svensson died in a diving accident near his native Stockholm on June 14th.

Hersch and Elling: Poetic Collaboration Kicks Off Healdsburg Festival

Kindred souls who first came together to make music of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, pianist/composer Fred Hersch and vocalist/lyricist Kurt Elling gave the 10th Annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival an elegant beginning.

 

CD of the Month: Gordon Johnson's GJ4
What could be better than Gordon Johnson's three volumes of trios? A fourth volume--GJ4. Bassist Gordy has a knack for matching pianists and drummers and inserting himself into the mix so well that you'd never guess that most of these threesomes had never played together before entering the studio. Four different combinations sparkle on this outing. See also an exclusive interview with Gordy Johnson.

 

Taylor Eigsti: His Music, Not Youth in the Spotlight
At 23, pianist Taylor Eigsti has already released six recordings and performed with the masters. But he hopes his "child prodigy" label is a thing of the past and that critics and audiences will consider his music on its own terms. That seems relatively easy to do when one listens to his latest Concord release, Let It Come To You. And when you talk to Taylor about the development of his music.