Using saxophone, flute and clarinet to paint expressive and impressionistic pictures
Abdullah Ibrahim, ‘King of Jazz’ in South Africa
Posted May 26th, 2012 at 1:20 am (UTC+0)
He was inspired by Duke Ellington, and when Nelson Mandela heard his music in prison, he said ‘liberation is near’
David Benoit’s Conversation Is Colorful
Posted May 18th, 2012 at 9:34 pm (UTC+0)
A new album showcasing a musical conversation between a classical piano trio and a jazz trio
Betcha By Golly Wow: The Songs of Thom Bell
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 12:39 am (UTC+0)
Pianist and composer Bob Baldwin celebrates the music legacy of iconic songwriter Thom Bell
Jazz in Pop: John Pizzarelli’s Double Exposure
Posted March 30th, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC+0)
A flamboyant guitarist proving the idea that jazz and pop can co-exist.
Rez Abbasi’s Jazz & Qawwali Music Mix
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 2:34 pm (UTC+0)
Rez Abbasi is a tour de force and his creative music mix will surely help popularize jazz in South Asia
Miguel Zenon, The Puerto Rican Songbook
Posted December 26th, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC+0)
A great effort to preserve the early 20th century’s musical heritage of Puerto Rico
Jeff Lorber Fusion’s Galaxy
Posted December 13th, 2011 at 6:38 pm (UTC+0)
This new album is sort of a further evolution of the concept that this keyboardist-composer started with hit 2010 CD, ‘Now Is The Time’
Blue Notes in Black and White: Photography and Jazz
Posted December 1st, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC+0)
Rare accounts and photos of African-American jazz legends, with some pictures showing how moments of social tension and race in America impinged on the jazz image
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