Jefferson Thomas was in the vanguard of the Providence underground
There was never anyone remotely like Jeff Thomas.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | July 30, 2008

Mining the past

The classic sounds of the Mars Volta and Louis XIV
John Coltrane acid blasts rage through the Mars Volta’s new The Bedlam in Goliath.
By TED DROZDOWSKI | February 12, 2008

Personal code

Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo-jazz connection
The connection between jazz and India is at least as old as John Coltrane’s composition named for that country.
By JON GARELICK | February 12, 2008

The long view

Bob Blumenthal’s history of jazz
Bob Blumenthal’s first book is out, and the wonder is that we didn’t get it sooner.
By JON GARELICK | January 29, 2008

His Name Is Alive are alive and well
Open-eared rockers often pay lip service to outré jazz figures, but this HNIA exploration is deeper and more selfless than the usual soundboy dabbling.
By FRANKLIN BRUNO | January 14, 2008

An old lion roars

McCoy Tyner at the Regattabar, December 27, 2007
In recent years, McCoy Tyner has looked frail for his age — once robust and round-faced, he now appears gaunt.
By JON GARELICK | December 31, 2007

Listen up

Providence national pop + jazz picks: 2007 in review
It’s the first year a long time where I truly felt like I didn’t listen to enough music.
By JIM MACNIE | December 18, 2007

Sweet reads

Books: 2007 in review
Here, listed alphabetically by author, are 10 of the best works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry the Phoenix wrote about in 2007.
By JON GARELICK | December 17, 2007

In action

The ‘Jazz Icons’ DVDs
In the era of YouTube, we’re apt to forget that not every note of music ever played has been captured on film or video.
By JEFF TAMARKIN | November 26, 2007

Voice choices

Stacey Kent and Julie Hardy find two different ways to make singing swing
Julie Hardy and Stacey Kent come at jazz singing from opposite ends of the spectrum.
By JON GARELICK | November 19, 2007

Seven layers of heaven

John Coltrane Memorial Concert, Blackman Theatre, September 22, 2007
Working on the fly, the organizers created an odd layer cake.
By JON GARELICK | September 24, 2007

Trane, Joyce Dee Dee, Sco, and more

A jam-packed season of jazz
The official kickoff to the season begins with the week of activities celebrating the 30th anniversary of the John Coltrane Memorial Concert.
By JON GARELICK | September 12, 2007

Holy spirit of the saxophone

The John Coltrane Memorial Concert and Ben Ratliff’s Coltrane: The Story of a Sound
John Coltrane died 40 years ago this past July at the age of 40 of liver cancer.
By JON GARELICK | September 12, 2007

Son of a beach

Leave it to state minions to spoil a perfect summer day
The beach at Casa Diablo is closed.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | July 11, 2007

David Torn

Prezens | ECM
If you’re looking for a middle ground between Tool and John Coltrane, this is it.
By TED DROZDOWSKI | June 19, 2007

I think I have the vapors

Dennis Brennan CD release bash, Lizard Lounge, May 19, 2007
Listen and learn, people.
By JON GARELICK | May 23, 2007

Fathers and son

Joshua Redman goes East
It must be daunting to have Joshua Redman’s talent.
By JON GARELICK | May 01, 2007

Rhyme schemes

Some 'Poetry Month' bon-bons
In honor of poetry month, these books have been plucked from the torrent.
By WILLIAM CORBETT | April 10, 2007

Discovering Dilla

A posthumous look at a hip-hop great
As with so many other figures in pop music, death has been good to hip-hop producer and MC J Dilla.
By RICHARD BECK | April 09, 2007

Road shows

Dave Fiuczynski, John Tchicai, Chris Potter, and John Stetch live
“I’ve got $30 — which three CDs do you recommend?” The fan was at the corner of the stage at Johnny D’s talking to guitarist Dave Fiuczynski, who was on his knees hawking about half a dozen of his discs with different bands at 10 bucks a pop.
By JON GARELICK | February 15, 2007

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