"Music lives in that place where anything can be picked up. It can become a different statement in someone else’s hands than in my hands. The fact that it can be passed from hand to hand is something beautiful, almost spiritual. It means different things in different places and I approached this record as if there is no history. I was just a voice, and I loved it." Lizz Wright Please join JazzReview in this most insightful interview with Lizz Wright. Her comments and …

Michel Camilo is a blessed person--blessed with the gift of musicianship, blessed with the genius of creativity, and blessed with a vision that keeps expanding to new heights. You might say that this pianist/composer/bandleader/educator has reached a pinnacle of success due to hard work and study but beyond all this wonderment, it is that special something within him that rises to greatness. Michel is a kind man, an educated and intelligent man--a man with an eagerness to share hi …

Frank Jackson is a veteran jazz singer and pianist who for over 60 years has pursued his career with a passionate determination. He has a voice that has command over an audience; he mesmerizes them by singing, as he knows how. The masters all know how to do that. I had the opportunity to speak to Frank Jackson and his wife, Kathy, in a wonderful interview. JazzReview: You have a long-standing career as a giant of jazz. How do you manage to stay on top considering the changes jazz …

With many contemporary and smooth jazz artists using digital technology to record their music, it's nice sometimes to go back and record with all the musicians are in the studio. Such as the case with the group Pieces of a Dream's latest effort Soul Intent. Founding duo James Lloyd and Curtis Harmon believe that some of the best and most enduring ideas come when all parties are in the same room doing their thing. So, for the first time since 1981, the two return to their original approach …

There are very few whose roots touch the origins of jazz and who can boast of playing during jazz’s golden years with such jazz legends such as Lester Young, Bud Powell, Miles Davis, Charlie " Bud" Parker, Sarah Vaughan, John Coltrane, Lennie Tristano and countless others. Roy Haynes with more than 50 years of influence has reverberated through several generations of drummers. Haynes gave rise to innovation and created new drum and cymbal patterns making them central to his rhythmic approach …