Ralph Alessi

Winter Jazzfest updates (Chris Dave, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Messthetics, more)

The schedules for the 2019 Winter Jazzfest marathons are out, along with some lineup additions. The marathons also include James Poyser + Bilal, Makaya McCraven, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ezra Collective, Mary Halvorson, Nellie McKay, Kassa Overall, Nubya Garcia, and more.

Winter Jazzfest NYC expands 2016 lineup, including A Celebration of ECM Records

The annual Winter Jazzfest returns to various NYC venues in 2016 from January 13-17. Since we last spoke, the lineup added a bunch of other artists, including Naytronix, Red Baraat, Sun Ra Arkestra, SK Kakraba (Awesome Tapes from Africa),…

Winter Jazzfest 2016 lineup (Kamasi Washington, The Ex, Kaki King, Bill Laswell, Nels Cline, Colin Stetson & more)

NYC’s annual Winter Jazzfest will return in 2016 from January 13 – 17 at various venues. The initial lineup includes Bill Laswell, Brandon Seabrook Powerplant, Nels Cline, Colin Stetson, Dawn of Midi, Jose James, Kaki King, Kamasi Washington, Matana Roberts, Sarah Neufeld, The Ex and m…

Ava Mendoza streaming debut album, playing Jonah Parzen Johnson's new solo music series at Silent Barn

Experimental guitarist Ava Mendoza, who’s collaborated with Fred Frith, Nels Cline, tUnE-yArDs, Henry Kaiser and more, will release her debut album, Unnatural Ways, this week (4/14) via New Atlantis Records (pre-ord…

Henry Kaiser kicking off February residencies at The Stone where Dave Lombardo's band Philm added a show

If you’re in the market for a brilliant postmodern guitar hero, you could do a whole lot worse than Henry Kaiser. This Bay Area diver/filmmaker/musician has appeared on more than 50 records since the early ’70s, ranging from total improvisations to jazz to experimental and progressive rock…