Dec 26th, 2008 · The Festival of New Trumpet Music staged a major retrospective of Woody Shaw compositions at the Jazz Standard this past fall. Old Shaw bandmates backed three young-lion horn players with chops. Hear the Woody Shaw Legacy Ensemble: Brass Knights and get to know Woody Shaw on JazzSet.
Dec 24th, 2008 · Her bandmates have called her the best player in their group. But Bobbie Lee Nelson is content to hunker down in front of her piano, hidden by her big black cowboy hat, backing up her brother Willie. She had to be tricked into recording her solo debut, Audiobiography.
Dec 12th, 2008 · Initially a solo artist, Ray LaMontagne branches out on his new album, Gossip in the Grain, taking some touring bandmates into the studio with him. In a session from WXPN, he reveals why he wrote a song for White Stripes drummer Meg White.
Jul 29th, 2008 · The Brooklyn-based band Falcon takes its name from an old friend of bandmates Shannon Ferguson and Neil Rosen. Jared Falcon has been in and out of institutions his whole life, but managed to write and record more than 300 songs in the late '80s on a shoddy tape recorder. The band has recovered those old tapes, and plays as a tribute band to an artist whose music never made it past living-room cassettes.
Jun 26th, 2008 · Two artists in prime musical condition, chops- and career-wise, play outdoors and back to back at the J&R Music Festival in New York. We dedicate this program to Joe Lovano's long-time friend and bandmate, Dennis Irwin (1951-2008).
Jun 18th, 2008 · Ever since the huge success of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, bluegrass and soul have had a resurgence in popular music. Porland, OR duo the Old Believers yearn for the past with a nostalgic folk sound that is soulful and inspired. Singer Neeley Kempf's expressive bluesy croon is a throwback to ages long ago, and paired with the group's alt-country stylings, the music he produces with bandmate Keeley Boyle is both vivid and engaging.
Jun 16th, 2008 · Kathleen Edwards and bandmate Jim Bryson play songs from her latest album, Asking for Flowers, which critics are already calling her best yet. Edwards performed this set at the NON-COMMvention in Philadelphia on May 31.
Apr 24th, 2008 · Trumpeter Nicholas Payton shares three songs from his latest CD, Into the Blue. The New Orleans native talks jazz and what it means to resonate. The new songs show a creative musician who knows himself, and bandmates that understand each other.