The overlapping angular phrases paint a dissonant and moving musical ... Jazz cello has come a long way since Fred Katz's pioneering work with Chico Hamilton in the 1950s. Back then, the instrument ...

Bassist Kanoa Mendenhall was born in Yokohama, Japan. Raised by two pianists in Monterey, California, she started playing jazz cello at age 10 and upright bass at age 12. A regular participant of ...

I’ve been a follower of the music of the Tunisian oud master Anouar Brahem for many years and was delighted to hear his ...