Wynton Marsalis

Mavis Staples On The Main Line

Last Night: Ron Miles and Bill Frisell

Delegating Denver #22 of 56: Louisiana

Getting Bolder

The Boulder Creative Music Ensemble is still taking chances after all these years.

The World According to Herbie

Six new releases paint an intriguing picture of jazz chameleon Herbie Hancock.

Season's Greetings

The CSO hits the ground running.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

The CSO hits the ground running.

Top 10 Reissues of 2008

Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM. It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy ... More >>

Night & Day

February 11 - 17, 1999

Bumpa Crop

From Moroccan-flavored psycho-trance to furious superfunk, Critters Buggin cross space and time zones with their music.

Bringing in the Reeves

With her own star on the rise, Dianne Reeves honors Sarah Vaughan in a rare hometown concert.

Night & Day

April 15-21, 1999

Vital Organs

Pat Bianchi prepares to meet his master, Joey DeFrancesco, for a night of dueling B-3 beauty.

Bass Instincts

Dave Holland's jazz cuts to the heart of the matter.

Donald Harrison Quartet

Like his mentor Art Blakey, this saxman is helping jump-start the careers of younger players.

Westword Music Showcase 2006

Be there or be square!

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Be there or be square!

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Be there or be square!

Soul Survivors

The Soul of John Black gets by with a little help from its friends.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

The Soul of John Black gets by with a little help from its friends.

High Desert Cowboy

Mark Merryman keeps it real in the face of conspicuous Californication.

Worth the Weight

This gym is an emotional rec.

Nobody Does It Better

Blending free jazz with film lore, Sex Mob reworks old James Bond soundtracks for a sound that's shaken and stirred.

Out of the Blue

The Blue Noise Band's brilliant amalgam of sounds may make jazz purists see red.

The Musings of Miles

Almost ten years after his death, jazz fans remain fascinated by the man who gave birth to cool.

Ripple Effect

Ken Burns's Jazz remains controversial. But its effect on album sales is difficult to dispute.

Daniel Barenboim and Guests

Tribute to Ellington
(Teldec)

Citizen X

These days, former Nation of Islam spokesman Jamal Muhammad is focusing on the hip-hop nation.

Wynton Marsalis

My Jelly Lord: Standard Time Vol. Six
(Columbia/Sony Classical)

Hitting That Long Mental Note

For Hugh Ragin, the mind is a terrible thing to waste on narrow conceptions of jazz.

Night & Day

March 25 - 31, 1999

Night & Day

July 30 - August 5, 1998

Blood Sport

Wynton Marsalis set out to make a masterpiece. Fatal mistake.

Thrills for the week

Wynton Marsalis set out to make a masterpiece. Fatal mistake.

WARNING: BAD AIR AHEAD

NPR, IN A SLASH-AND-BURN MODE, CUTS E-TOWN ADRIFT.

CRITIC'S CHOICE

NPR, IN A SLASH-AND-BURN MODE, CUTS E-TOWN ADRIFT.

THRILLS

NPR, IN A SLASH-AND-BURN MODE, CUTS E-TOWN ADRIFT.

PLAYLIST

NPR, IN A SLASH-AND-BURN MODE, CUTS E-TOWN ADRIFT.

PLAYLIST

NPR, IN A SLASH-AND-BURN MODE, CUTS E-TOWN ADRIFT.

THRILLS

NPR, IN A SLASH-AND-BURN MODE, CUTS E-TOWN ADRIFT.

Trombone Shorty on Backatown, growing up in New Orleans and touring with Lenny Kravitz

​ A year before Trombone Shorty (aka Troy Andrews) scored a number jazz album with his major label debut, he was already sparring with lions. Just check out the eight-minute YouTube clip of the young Shorty trading trumpet licks with Wynton Marsalis at the House of the Blues in New Orleans.

Arctic Monkeys, Def Leppard, Junip shows announced. Tix on sale this weekend.

​As reported last week, the Avett Brothers will be at Red Rocks in July, while Warren Haynes and Cake are due at the Ogden in May and June respectively. Also, Arctic Monkeys, who have been working on their fourth album, make their way back to the Ogden again on Monday, May 30, as part of a twe ... More >>

Mile Highlights: Shows announced/on-sale this week, local radio playlists and top local sellers

​ Here's what's good in the Mile High City this week. On the concert front: The Flaming Lips have announced a co-headlining date with Primus this August at Red Rocks. Kenny Chesney is also at the Rocks in July, and Panic! at the Disco is due at the Ogden in June. Meanwhile on local radio, Air ... More >>

Jazz Aspen Snowmass announces line-up

Wynton Marsalis​Jazz Aspen Snowmass, which has been going strong for the last two decades, announced the line-up for its twenty-first season. The June Festival's headliners include Sheryl Crow (June 25) and Jennifer Hudson (June 26). Raul Midon, Richard Bona and Monty Alexander's Harlem-Kingst ... More >>

Chris Combs on Race Riot Suite, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey's forthcoming new album

​Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey (due at Dazzle tomorrow and Thursday) has just made an important record. Just how important remains to be seen. But one thing is certain: When this quartet of proud Oklahomans turns its attention to one of its state's most shameful events, the musical results are elect ... More >>

Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

​Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, a show at the Paramount Theatre featuring Puscifer was announced, along with a Kulwicki Twins Foundation benefit at the Bluebird Theater in January being headlined by Mudhoney and The Fluid. On local radio sp ... More >>

Boxcar

Thursday, December 15, and Friday, December 16, Dazzle, 303-839-5100.

Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson on working with Wynton Marsalis and new group Boxcar

​When he branched out on his own after more than two decades of working with Wynton Marsalis -- both in his septet and as part of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra -- alto sax player Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson had more time to work with his own group as well as the brand-new quartet Boxca ... More >>