Jazz Giants, New Beats, and Ribot’s Resistance
Marshall Allen an NEA Jazz Master
Congratulations to Marshall Allen on his recent designation as an NEA Jazz Master!
As one of the pioneers of the free jazz and avant-garde jazz movements of the 1960s, Allen is in demand by younger musicians interested in his sound, and not just from jazz. He has played with the likes of Sonic Youth, NRBQ, Phish, Digable Planets, and Medeski, Martin & Wood and has almost 200 credited performances and recordings to his name.
Read: NEA Jazz Master Profiles – Marshall Allen
Charles Lloyd Sweeps Critics Poll
The incomparable Charles Lloyd swept the 72nd Annual DownBeat Critics Poll, becoming the first artist ever to earn honors for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Tenor Saxophonist of the Year as well as be voted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame. At 87, Lloyd remains at the top of his artistic game.
Read: The Complete Results
Roger Eno Announces New Album
Released to universal acclaim in October 2023, the skies, they shift like chords, Eno’s second solo album for Deutsche Grammophon, contained twelve shimmering musical portraits that traced an evocative and thought-provoking path through sound and silence. The British composer and musician now presents a new eight-track mini-album, the skies: rarities.
The single “Changing Light” is available to stream now.
Listen: “Changing Light”
Don’t Forget to Mark Your Calendars!
A little less than two months from now is the exclusive performance by Marc Ribot featuring Shahzad Ismaily. They’ll be playing tracks from Songs of Resistance (Anti Records), an album filled with eleven intense political songs, released back in September 2018.
Make sure you’re part of this event—purchase your ticket(s) now!
