At 86 years old, two-time Grammy winner Bob James has enjoyed a tremendously varied career. To some, he’s a hip hop icon because of the samples of his music that played a pivotal role in the foundation of rap; to others, he’s the godfather of smooth jazz. Since the early 1970s, when he famously ignited […]

Bandolim master Hamilton de Holanda is one of Brazil’s most celebrated musicians—a global ambassador, virtuoso performer, and groundbreaking improviser. He began his professional career as a six-year-old mandolin prodigy on a national Brazilian TV show. Today, as a composer, improviser, bandleader, and educator, his music transcends genre, and his improvisational genius dazzles. His career is […]

In celebration of John Coltrane and Miles Davis, both born in 1926, pianist Emmet Cohen brings together an all-star quintet for a bold, reimagined experience featuring Coltrane’s and Davis’s genre-changing music. Together, Cohen and the quintet explore the fundamental questions that shaped Coltrane’s and Davis’s artistry: Why are we here? What are we reaching for? […]

Individually, JD Simo and Luther Dickinson are building their own legacies as solo artists, sidemen, songwriters, and guitar heroes. Together, they’re a creative force to be reckoned with, making their own version of amplified American roots music. On the pair’s first collaborative album, Do the Rump, the musicians trade blistering guitar solos, take turns at […]

Widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk revival of the early 1980s. Accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, Vega sang what has been called “contemporary folk” or “neo-folk” songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. Since the release of her […]

Since the band’s inception in 1980, the Church has honed and expanded their atmospheric blend of indie rock, post-punk, dreampop, and psychedelic post-rock without retreading creative ground. Experiencing a renaissance of sorts with the 2023 release of its critically acclaimed album The Hypnogogue and its 2024 companion album Eros Zeta and the Perfumed Guitars, the […]