Author: G Daniels

Babatunde Lea, Tineke Postma upcoming Conversation guests

Feb. 24, 2010 – Join us for our conversations with two outstanding artists, Babatunde Lea and Tineke Postma, in the coming days. On Thursday, February 25th at 2PM EST, we’ll be talking to master percussionist and drummer Babatunde Lea about his latest recording, a tribute ...

Esperanza Spalding on Austin City Limits

Feb. 23, 2010 – Esperanza Spalding’s appearance on PBS’ Austin City Limits, which was recorded last fall, aired this month on the program. In case you missed it, you can check it out here (Tip: Expand the video window to fullscreen, if your computer can handle it). ...

Babatunde Lea

Umbo Weti (Motema Music) Legendary vocalist and composer Leon Thomas, perhaps best known for his collaborations with the great Pharoah Sanders on “The Creator Has A Masterplan”, is the inspiration for percussionist and drummer Babatunde Lea’s latest musical effort. Lea’s ...

A Conversation with Vocalist Jackie Ryan

Feb. 19, 2010 – Jackie Ryan was the first guest in TheJazzPage’s Conversations series on Thursday, February 18th at 2PM EST. The 30-minute interview was broadcasted live on BlogTalkRadio.com The archive recording of the interview with Ms. Ryan is now available ...

Jackie Ryan

A conversation with our very first guest, vocalist Jackie Ryan. [audio:http://www.dreamsmanifest.com/TheJazzPage/tjp360/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/jackie_ryan.mp3]

Tineke Postma

The Traveller (Etcetera) Besides being an engaging collection of music,The Traveller is an incredible showcase for saxophonist Tineke Postma. The 31-year old Dutch artist composed all but one of the songs on the album (Adagio), while arranging all of the compositions. Postma and a stellar ...

A Well-Deserved Grammy Win For The Incredibly Talented Mr. Elling

Feb 9, 2010 – It’s great when someone truly deserving of recognition wins the reward that goes along with that accolade. So to hear that Kurt Elling finally received his first Best Vocal Jazz Album Grammy for Dedicated To You after nine ...

Keith JarrettParis/London Testament(ECM Records)  Is it possible to tire of Keith Jarrett’s incredible pianissimo? Not likely. Paris/London Testament is a 3-disc documentation of his virtuosity and genius as an improvisational composer, bringing no pre-arranged music, while ...

David Sanborn Only Everything(Decca Records)  The songs and performances that the late Ray Charles made great are the inspiration for alto saxophonist David Sanborn’s latest recording,Only Everything. Sanborn and legendary producer Phil Ramone have teamed up ...

Oscar FeldmanOscar e Familia(Sunnyside Music) Saxophonist Oscar Feldman has produced a spirited and enjoyable work of latin jazz artistry with his latest recording, Oscar e Familia. The album is comprised mostly of songs that Feldman wrote. He dedicates many of the album’s ten tracks ...