Sonny Rollins

Lee Way

Jazzed

After years of groundbreaking music, Pat Metheny is looking for more barriers to shatter

Bach to the Sax

Catalyst breaks classical barriers

Hitting the Blue Notes

Catalyst breaks classical barriers

Michael Wolff & Impure Thoughts

Life after Arsenio

You Down with ICP?

Life after Arsenio

Hand It to Herbie

Houston's jazz-piano cats salute a giant in their field

Candy Caine

Jude Law's Alfie puts a pretty face on what was an ugly story

The Artist's Life

Tierney Malone turns a few of his favorite things into dramatic graphic images

Hard Bop

Jazz legend Rick Porter has beaten more than his drum kit. He's also beaten addiction.

Fire Breather with a Sax

Carlos Garnett decides to chill down here after almost 40 years in New York City

Local Rotation

Local Music Reviewed

Space Truckin'

Traveling with the Sun Ra Arkestra has its perks: cigarettes and coffee

Space Cadets

Traveling with the Sun Ra Arkestra has its perks: cigarettes and coffee

Jazz la King

Time and time again, Sonny Rollins proves his sax mastery

Got Live If You Want It

Our Spring/Summer concert preview, part deux

Get Lit: Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original by Robin D. G. Kelley

​Though his stature as an icon of jazz is secure today, for much of his actual performing life, pianist/composer Thelonious Monk was not always so well-received by jazz critics or general fans. His personal eccentricities - the hats, the dancing, the attacking piano keys - and odd/unprofessional b ... More >>

Great Moments With Mr. Rockefeller: Billy Harper, Garth Brooks and Sonny Rollins

[Ed. Note: To help spread the word about next Friday's benefit for the Houston International Festival's education programs at Rockefeller Hall, featuring Texas Johnny Brown and Marcia Ball, Rocks Off asked iFest director of performing arts and former Houston Chronicle music critic Rick Mitchell to r ... More >>