Near the end of a spirited winter afternoon, Darius Jones stood by the mixing console at Systems Two Recording Studio in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, closed his eyes and bobbed his head. He wore a wide, ...

Norwegian bassist & composer Mats Eilertsen has done his best to stay active during the pandemic. His previous solo album Solitude Central (Hemli, 2021) was drawn from his captivating improvised ...

A few weeks ago, I was extraordinarily fortunate to hear a gospel concert by Melvin Butler, the famed academic and musician whose saxophone has been highlighted on dozens of albums. Butler was ...

As a 10-year-old boy, Curtis Kettledas started playing the saxophone in the Uitenhage Community Wind Band. Since then his passion for this instrument has evolved and he has featured on various ...