Chris Amberger’s dexterity on the bass has travelled wide and deep. Many remember him as the house bassist at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco, ferociously pushing the limits of his instrument while maintaining a strong groove with the likes of Sam...

This intimate evening in Barnes Hall was infinitely better than a dream. These titans never clashed. Holland’s philosophy of “playing it all” (on advice from another legendary jazz musician, Sam Rivers) was evidently shared by Moran. From Rivers’...

African-American way, he’s got pieces dedicated to Muddy Waters, and he’s out-bebopped the beboppers.” Given that stylistic diversity, it remains to be seen exactly what Abrams will devise with the Warriors in mind. “I have no idea what the music is...

This stripped-down setup puts great pressure on the saxophonist's resourcefulness, the variety of the material, and on the empathy and imagination of the other two. Partikel's second album is stronger and more assured than 2010's eponymous debut, and...

Sam Rivers, a long-time musician (saxophone, flute, composition) band leader, and educator, died Monday night, Jan. 9, at the age of 88. As a Boston resident growing up, I was turned on to the amazing Sam Rivers by my high-school buddy Daniel Peterson,...

It took a while to sift through the scribbling, but the exercise led me to a short piece I wrote about the experience. That is took place at Walker Art Center, a modern art museum in Minneapolis, was particularly fitting, since the composer and...