UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock (left) performs “Chameleon” at the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with Elena Pinderhughes, Oran Etkin, Terri Lyne Carrington, John Patitucci, Etienne Charles, Tomoaki Baba, Tia Fuller and Nils Landgren.
(Photo: Steve Mundinger)May 5, 2025 11:28 PM
This year’s edition of International Jazz Day served as its most peculiar chapter so far as jazz luminaries from various regions of the globe — including the U.S., Panama,…
“To see him is still an experience,” Andy Bey said of Jimmy Scott. “Life force. Still blues-based, still a lot of soul.”
(Photo: Steven Sussman)Apr 29, 2025 11:24 AM
The soulful, supple, honeyed baritone of singer Andy Bey, placed at the service of a distinctive point of view, is one of the marvelous pleasures of the jazz scene. Evaluating peers and elders for his first “Blindfold Test,” Bey displayed an equally rigorous esthetic.
Nnenna Freelon
“Left Alone” (from Blueprint Of A Lady, Concord, 2005) Freelon, vocals; Brandon McCune, piano; Wayne Batchelor, bass; Kinah Boto, drums.
Nnenna Freelon. She did a whole record on Billie Holiday. Nnenna’s cool, and I liked some of the approaches, but a…
