Saxophonist Pharoah Sanders performs on day 1 of the Arroyo Seco Music Festival. (Courtesy/AP) Pharoah Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of ...
Pharoah Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record label announced. He was 81. Sanders, also known for his extensive ...
The most perfect of time machines, with no errant destinations and no abrupt landings, The Carnegie Hall Concert transports one to a time when artists took their art seriously, when it was sacrosanct.
Richard Davis, the prolific bassist who adorned jazz classics by Pharoah Sanders, Eric Dolphy, and Andrew Hill and laid the musical foundation for Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, has died at the ...
Mark Coles looks at the life and career of jazz icon Pharoah Sanders following the release of his first new album in nearly 20 years. Show more Pharoah Sanders’s 2021 album Promises has been ...
Jailhouse phone calls doomed Simon Gogolack’s chances for release. Moving into the Chautauqua County jail’s honor dorm for well-behaved inmates didn’t make a difference for Howard Hinkle Jr ...
Alto and soprano saxophonist Kenny Garrett is an explorer. He’s constantly seeking new situations, new sources of inspiration ...
However, Carnarvon may well have brought the curse upon himself through his business dealings. In order to finance the famous ...
Calvin Keys, the Oakland-based jazz guitarist who worked with giants like Ray Charles and Ahmad Jamal, and who possessed a ...
A new Johnny Cash song got NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich thinking about music released after a beloved artist dies. Check ...
Songs from TV on the Radio, Brian Eno, Julianna Barwick and others than could well accompany the celestial event on Monday. By Lindsay Zoladz As you have probably heard, on Monday most people in ...
‘The creator has a masterplan, peace and harmony for everyone,’ sings a beatific Leon Thomas over light-dappled piano and a rolling bass groove. As the piece reaches an ecstatic pitch, Thomas ...