A Personal Perspective article by Mark Adams, published on April 10, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Journey into Jazz ...

Audiences will quickly “recognize the tenderness of Cat Stevens, the melancholy introspection of Elliott Smith, the anthemic psychedelia of Pink Floyd, and a deep abiding respect for Earl Scruggs” in ...

Big Ears 2025’s lineup is especially stacked ... Vijay Ayer, Wadada Leo Smith, William Basinski, Yo La Tengo with Sun Ra Arkestra, and so many more icons and ascendant masters.

The first festival featured Philip Glass, Negativland, Michael Gira, Matmos and the Necks. The Big Ears festival debuted in 2009 as an event that embraced the experimental, a philosophy it ...