Jazz

The music of saxophonist and composer Jorrit Dijkstra (Eindhoven, Netherlands, 1966) draws from the jazz tradition in spirit and sound; but has crossed stylistic and cultural borders in order to...

Alexei Tsiganov was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, He started playing homemade percussion at the age of four, accompanying his brother who was his first mentor in jazz, giving Alexei...

Jazz guitarist and composer Norman Zocher has performed with his trio in clubs both in Boston—the Willow and Ryles—and in Manhattan— Brownie’s and the Underground. He has also played with the Jazz...

Editorial assistant to George Russell and a certified teacher of the Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization, Ben Schwendener has been a principal lecturer at national seminars. As a critically...

A founding member of the Boston-based Jazz Composers Alliance, an organization in the tradition of jazz composer-directed ensembles dedicated to the promotion of new music in the jazz idiom, trumpeter...

Bob Nieske has worked with Jimmy Giuffre, the Either/Orchestra, George Russell, and Stephane Grappelli. As bassist, composer, and bandleader, his projects include a suite for his jazz trio, and the...

Downbeat Magazine called guitarist Joe Morris, “the preeminent free music guitarist of his generation.”  Will Montgomery, writing in WIRE magazine, called him, “one of the most profound improvisers at...

Rick McLaughlin’s work has been heard all over the world. A band leader, side-man, and member of the Grammy-nominated jazz group Either/Orchestra, he has performed on stages and in recording studios...

John McNeil is one of the most influential trumpet players of his generation. He first gained widespread recognition as a member of the Horace Silver Quintet in the late 1970s, touring Europe and...

Double bassist Cecil McBee got his start with the Paul Winter Sextet, and earned international acclaim in the mid-60s touring with Charles Lloyd and Pharoah Sanders. He went on to perform around the...