Topic: Keith Jarrett

There's an overwhelming sense of ritual behind any solo piano concert by Keith Jarrett: a set of expectations and behaviors, often unspoken but...

. Live review: Keith Jarrett at Carnegie Hall.

What makes a Keith Jarrett show special? Off the bat, the fact that Jarrett is among the world's most respected pianists, one of a tiny handful of...

Keith Jarrett

Price: Phone: Annotation: To put it respectfully, improvising piano titan Keith Jarrett can be a bit of a handful—pray that he's in a good mood...

. Wednesday's must-see concerts.

Katy B at Drom Looking to dance tonight? Head to Drom for up-and-coming U.K. house-pop diva Katy B, whose debut LP, On a Mission, boasts a number...

In memoriam

Death claimed many great musical talents in 2011; their achievements can be heard on a variety of compilations, many of them only recently issued...

Mallet men I (CD reviews)

Common Ground (Mack Avenue)The New Gary Burton QuartetWhat do the members of the New Gary Burton Quartet have in common? Virtuosity that manifests...

This week in jazz, 40 years ago

From a May 24, 1971 Miles Davis concert, here are Gary Bartz and Keith Jarrett jamming like there's no tomorrow: And here's Jarrett, trancing out...

'Otherwise Known as the Human Condition'

0 View Larger Image Otherwise Known as the Human Condition Selected Essays and Reviews 1989-2010 (Graywolf; 421 pages; $18 paperback) . I enjoyed ...

Jazz that comforts in trying times

This message from a colleague just landed in my inbox: Hi as you may have heard my mom has terminal cancer and we are going through a particularly...
Before rounding up what other folks really liked this year, I'll reprint (from my longer post that named 40 or so laudable CDs) the list of my...