Art Blakey
Wayne Shorter, icon of jazz saxophone, dies aged 89
Composer and performer traversed numerous phases of jazz history, and fused his playing with the likes of Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell and Carlos Santana
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
02, Mar, 2023 @4:40 PM
‘Evolution is part of tradition’: musician Makaya McCraven on the future of jazz
Fusing bebop with hip-hop sampling, the Chicago-based drummer is finding new ways on his Blue Note debut to expand the boundaries of jazz
Ammar Kalia
03, Dec, 2021 @12:00 PM
Pianist Keith Jarrett unlikely to perform again after two strokes
Pair of strokes in 2018 have partially paralysed American musician, who can now only play with one hand
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
21, Oct, 2020 @3:02 PM
Miles Davis's 20 greatest albums – ranked!
With his lost 1985 album Rubberband out in September, and the 50th anniversary of In a Silent Way – released this week – we count down the jazz icon’s finest moments
John Fordham
01, Aug, 2019 @12:30 PM
Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression review – a lavishly illustrated history of the great jazz label
Richard Havers’s book about Blue Note records, with its details of the inspirations and excesses of the label’s major talents, amounts to a history of jazz itself, writes Peter Conrad
Peter Conrad
16, Nov, 2014 @12:00 PM
Readers suggest the 10 best drumming moments
Last week we brought you our 10 best drumming moments. Here, we present your thoughts on who should have made the list
Observer readers
10, Oct, 2014 @1:30 PM
Strike up the bandleader
The British jazz drummer Clark Tracey provides crucial exposure for unknowns, but he shares his ability to spot and nurture new talent with another pioneer, the legendary Art Blakey
John Fordham
01, Sep, 2008 @3:45 PM
CD: Art Blakey, Paris Jam Session
(Universal)
John Fordham
17, Aug, 2007 @10:59 PM
CD: Art Blakey, Mosaic
(Blue Note)
John Fordham
03, Mar, 2006 @11:57 PM
Jazz CD round-up
Dave Gelly on Dr Michael White, Dancing in the Sky; Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Buhaina's Delight
Dave Gelly
11, Jul, 2004 @3:43 PM
1 / 1 pages