Pulitzer Prize winner Hua Hsu on Pharoah Sanders’ music
Writer Hua Hsu discovered jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders in his 20s, and listened obsessively to Sanders’ “Hum-Allah” — a song from his 1969 “Jewels of Thought” album.
Modern jazz master Shabaka Hutchings shares favorite tunes, breaks down his new LP, and hints at what’s in store for his forthcoming Masonic Lodge show.
Guest playlist: Ethereal singer Anna Wise takes inspiration from nature
Grammy-winning singer-producer Anna Wise guest DJs cuts from her new LP Subtle Body Dawn alongside inspiration from Pharaoh Sanders, Brainwave Sync, and nature.
Carlos Niño shares a far-out guest DJ set and stories about contributing to some of the year's most exciting LP’s including André 3000’s “New Blue Sun.”
Let's jazz things up this Wednesday. We'll listen to Pharoah Sanders, Floating Points, and the London Symphony Orchestra's new album-length collaboration piece and MORE
Let's jazz things up this Wednesday. We'll listen to Pharoah Sanders, Floating Points, and the London Symphony Orchestra's new album-length collaboration piece and MORE
A few weeks ago we checked out some Spiritual Jazz classics, with music by John and Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Azar Lawrence, Doug and Jean Carn, and others. This week…
This week on Rhythm Planet, we follow the legacy of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme with the spiritual jazz that came in its wake, featuring Alice Coltrane, Leon Thomas, Pharoah Sanders, Kamasi Washington and others.
In Passing: Bernard Stollman, Iconoclast Founder of ESP-Disk
What other label would release LPs by Timothy Leary, The Fugs, Giuseppe Logan, Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, Burton Greene & Patty Waters, and Pharoah Sanders—not to mention Bob…
This week’s playlist features my picks for the best of 2018. Looking back on the year, 2018 offered a treasure trove of jazz, world, classical, Brazilian and Cuban music. Stand-out…
The fall season has started with a bumper crop of new releases and cool reissues, so we’ll feature many of them this week and next. We begin though with…
Given the popularity of Kamasi Washington’s magnum opus The Epic, this week we go back and check out the roots of “Spiritual Jazz,” with music by John and Alice Coltrane, Pharaoh Sanders, Azar Lawrence, Leon Thomas and others.
Tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington has been getting a lot of attention for his Wagnerian-sized 3 cd set, The Epic. He is drawing a different audience among young people who maybe…
