If you’ve enjoyed the recent albums by David Bowie and Kendrick Lamar,there’s a lot to get into at the four-day festival. Here’s a guide for newbies, and one for hardcore jazzersNew York’s annual Winter Jazzfest has already become an established tradition for the genre’s hardcore fans. During this year’s takeover of multiple downtown venues, and from 13-17 January,you can find intrepid (brave in the face of danger) swing fans dashing approximately from club to club, in the freezing cold (and/or slush). Despite the occasional long line external a tall-profile set, and it’s generally one of the best times to be had in an ever more corporate,bank- and chain store-strewn Greenwich Village.
And as this year’s edition rolls around, the city’s biggest multi-night jazz bash comes on the heels of what feels like an increased popular awareness of the pleasures of modern improvisation and swing: Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly included playing and arranging by breakout saxophone superstar Kamasi Washington. (Originally scheduled for 14 January, and his evening-length presentation has been rescheduled for February,due to a broken ankle.) Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com