Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches

The debate over the now-infamous "Sonny Rollins" New Yorker piece continues. I'm not going to get into what...

I've posted a list of my favorite 2012 jazz recordings at the Jazz Journalists Association site. As you'll see, it's a little u...

Last night, I caught an extraordinary set by the Darius Jones Quartet at Vision Festival 17 , which runs through Sunday at Ro...

Photo: Juan-Carlos Hernández This past Saturday night I heard Black Host, a new project led by drummer Gerald Cleaver, at Cornelia Street Ca...

In their new duo, Darius Jones and Matthew Shipp are limiting themselves, and it sounds really good. Tonight I saw the pair, on alto saxopho...

Pictured (left to right): Loren Stillman, Nate Radley, Gary Versace and Ted Poor of Bad Touch. Via The Volume , a list of the five best sets...