Jon Ross | 25 FEB 2020 When Gregory Porter opens his 2013 Blue Note debut with the promise, “There will be no love that’s dying here,” he delivers the words in an assured baritone. There’s a comforting, soulful swagger […]
Jon Ross | 11 FEB 2020 Drummer Emrah Kotan beat out a loud crash. Then he paused. This silence, in the middle of trading solos with tenor saxophonist Bob Mintzer, lasted no more than a measure, but it felt […]
Jon Ross | 28 JAN 2020 The Kenny Barron Quintet has an eye on the front line. While the septuagenarian pianist has lately performed and recorded in trio and duet formats, the addition of saxophone and trumpet to form […]
Jon Ross | 19 NOV 2019 In his 1955 “Concert by the Sea” concert recording, the late pianist Erroll Garner put a succinct exclamation point on the evening with the fleeting “Erroll’s Theme.” The blues melody, which begins hesitantly […]
Jon Ross | 11 NOV 2019 Without more than a quick glance at the audience, clarinetist Anat Cohen took her place in front of a horseshoe of musicians at Kennesaw State University’s Bailey Performance Center on Saturday and sounded […]