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JazzTimes • AMERICA’S JAZZ MAGAZINE

To Better Days

Hello, Mary Lou • Pianist CHRIS PATTISHALL communes with the work of a great jazz ancestor

Game On • THE 8-BIT BIG BAND draws its inspiration—and repertoire—from video-game music

Doing It Right • Vibist BEHN GILLECE heads for non-MOR middle ground

A Disneyland of the Mind • The character-rich world of violinist SANA NAGANO

FAREWELLS

La Roca, According to Steve Swallow • The veteran bassist opens up about his friendship with PETE “LA ROCA” SIMS

FURTHER LISTENING

Warren Wolf • On mallets, oscillators, pickups, and treating the song like a vibe

Freda Payne • Make that a jazz band of gold, says the well-traveled singer

SHAI MAESTRO IS ONLY HUMAN • The pianist and composer’s music may sometimes suggest otherwise, but he’s very much of this world—believing in the value of intimacy, conversation, and the “Grandma Rule.”

To Dare MIGHTY Things • In the space of 10 years, JIHYE LEE has gone from jazz novice to masterful big-band leader and composer

Captain Marvel • In Memory of Chick Corea (1941-2021)

Guitar & Pen • PAT METHENY talks composition

THE PLAYERS’ CLUB • Five guitarists helped turn Pat Metheny’s Road to the Sun ideas into reality

JAZZ FESTIVAL GUIDE 2021-22

I Remember You • Why decades-old audio gear is suddenly so hot—and how you can find the best deals on it

Ghost Notes • BRANFORD MARSALIS and HOWARD ALDEN discuss an unusual gig: working with actors pretending to be musicians

Optiganally Ours • A quirky chameleon of a keyboard—as seen on TV!—celebrates its 50th birthday this year

The DJ Has a Master Plan • Pharoah Sanders’ first album as a co-leader in 18 years is probably not what you’d expect

LARRY CORYELL & PHILIP CATHERINE

GRETCHEN PARLATO

PATRICIA BRENNAN

Impulse! at 60 • When I think of Impulse! Records, I first think of the Coltrane legacy and that classic orange, black, and white branding on the labels. Then I think of Impulse! today, as a label that has forged ahead with current trends, while keeping a firm foundation in its rich history. It’s a label that I’m honored to be a part of as it celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2021. Here are a few Impulse! recordings that have really resonated with me over the years.