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Greats the Jazz Community lost in 2021
December 23, 2021We want to celebrate the notable and some less notable heroes and sheroes of the jazz community on and off the stage. Thank you all for your contributions to our world. Read More
New jazz club opening in Charlotte after nearly 20 years
November 1, 2019Larry Farber knows, in his heart of hearts, that he could be making a colossal miscalculation. Despite all of the meticulous research and planning and attention to detail the 68-year-old longtime entertainment ...
Drummer Lawrence Leathers Dies at 37
June 8, 2019Grammy-winning jazz drummer Lawrence Leathers died Sunday in New York City after an alleged assault. He was 37. Leathers was discovered unconscious in the stairwell of his Bronx apartment building and was pronounced ...
NPR: Wayne Shorter Announces ‘Emanon,’ Multiverse-Inspired Triple Album
July 27, 2018Wayne Shorter was 15 when he first wrote and illustrated his own comic book, in blue ballpoint pen. That was in 1949, and Shorter has traveled great distances since, becoming an influential saxophonist, a 10-time ...
Jon Wirtz – Tourist
June 18, 2013(Jon Wirtz) Colorado-based pianist/keyboadist Jon Wirtz displays incredible chops and a gentle touch on his second full length recording, Tourist. Wirtz’s syncopated style is featured here in a collage of ...
Joe Locke – Lay Down My Heart: Blues & Ballads Vol.1
May 28, 2013(Motema) Vibraphonist Joe Locke is one of the great mallet men of our time. His latest product, “Lay Down My Heart: Blues & Ballads, Vol.1” delivers a nice mix of contemplative and color-filled ...
Denise King & Olivier Hutman – Give Me The High Sign
May 24, 2013(Cristal Records) Vocal Denise King and pianist Olivier Hutman are a formidable musical team. They reunite for their latest project, Give Me The High Sign, and what a wonderful work it is. Hutman, the compositional ...
David Weiss & Point Of Departure – Venture Inward
May 17, 2013(Positone) Trumpeter David Weiss and his band Point of Departure of musical proof that jazz is very much alive. On Venture Inward, the acoustic quartet creates a brand of music that is electric. Weiss and company ...
Caswell Sisters – Alive In The Singing Air
May 14, 2013(Turtle Ridge Records) After many years working seperately, vocalist Rachel Caswell and violinist Sara Caswell decided to work together and the result is heavenly. Alive In The Air , the sisters’ debut ...
Geof Bradfield – Melba!
May 3, 2013(Origin Records) Saxophonist/composer Geof Bradfield’s Melba is a brassy and powerful tribute to the great arranger and trombonist, Melba Liston. The recording is a work which was commissioned by Chamber Music ...
