Winter Jazzfest 2020:
There's No Such Place as Away

By Matt Forker

FEB 2020 | Music

2020 is hardly off to a promising start; with a possible new global conflict, impeachment, the climate crisis, and economic uncertainty, the world seems daunting. Jazz has always been a music of the issues of the day, and this year’s Winter Jazzfest faced today’s upheaval head-on.

Winter Jazzfest 2020:
Groove is in the Heart

By George Grella

FEB 2020 | Music

Rock and roll is Black music. White musicians play it, and play it well—like every other music it belongs as a practice (not an object) to those who make it with sincerity—but it began as Black music. And as this double-bill in the cozy kitsch-chic of The Sultan Room shows, it's at its best in the hands of Black musicians. That's because rock, at its best, is about shit.

Winter Jazzfest 2020:
My Kind of Marathon

By Scott Gutterman

FEB 2020 | Music

With its scores of stages already filled with superb musicians every night, does New York need a Jazzfest? I’d say a strong yes. Besides offering a comparatively cheap way to see a ton of great music, it does link disparate musicians and their audiences in a larger enterprise.

Collaboration in Printmaking: An Influence on Creative Thinking

By Bill Goldston

DEC 19-JAN 20 | Editor's Message

I have often wondered how artists feel about working in printmaking. Does it influence their creative thinking in their primary medium? Do they enjoy working with another person to make their images? Are they excited about the act of printmaking or is it just another source of their livelihood? I have asked several to express their opinions and hope you find their responses informative.