Eva Cassidy’s music was little-known, and her tremendous talent was not largely discovered outside her native Washington, DC, until after she died in 1996 at the age of 33
Wynton Marsalis, America’s Best Jazz Ambassador
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 1:29 pm (UTC+0)
Some critics describe 49-year old Marsalis as “a living legend,” Others say he’s “America’s best jazz ambassador now”
Renowned Pianist Makoto Kuriya Focuses on Maintaining Japan’s Jazz Identity
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 8:01 pm (UTC+0)
Makoto Kuriya talks with Jazz Beat about his experience with American jazz, how he felt as a Japanese playing American jazz in Europe, and his experience at Cairo Jazz Festival and the Nile cruise Karaoke
Jazz Legend Nat King Cole and the Untamed Wild West
Posted June 17th, 2011 at 9:09 pm (UTC+0)
Why banjo music reminds me of jazz icon Nat King Cole, the American Wild West, the majestic Rocky Mountains and the Marlboro Man?
Boney James, One of America’s Top Saxophonists, Playing ‘Better’ After a Car Crash
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 5:53 pm (UTC+0)
Grammy-nominated saxophonist Boney James makes a full and strong comeback after a car crash that prevented him from performing for several months
Legendary Omar Hakim: From Miles Davis to David Bowie, Madonna & Sting to Trio of OZ
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 1:31 am (UTC+0)
Grammy-nominated Omar Hakim is one of America’s top hi-tech drummers, and probably the only person who can say he played drums for Miles Davis, Madonna, Sting, David Bowie and the Nomads
John Pizzarelli and Ahmed el-Gebali, Two Brilliant Guitarists
Posted May 25th, 2011 at 4:41 pm (UTC+0)
American guitarist John Pizzarelli, a chip off the old block, and Egyptian guitarist Ahmed el-Gebali: What do they have in common?
Elegant Pianist Amina Figarova: From Baku to Amsterdam to New York
Posted May 12th, 2011 at 4:02 pm (UTC+0)
She was only two when she began to play piano in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. Internationally Acclaimed pianist Amina Figarova grew up listening to ‘lots and lots of music’ on Voice of America radio.
Miles Davis, Cool Jazz, Nefertiti & Pharaoh’s Dance
Posted May 7th, 2011 at 4:29 pm (UTC+0)
Trumpeter and composer Miles Davis, the music explorer who revolutionized jazz, is even known by people who never heard his music.
Jon Metzger: Vibist, Composer, Educator and Jazz Ambassador
Posted April 27th, 2011 at 5:33 pm (UTC+0)
Ask any Jon Metzger fan and they’ll tell you his music appeals to the heart. The majority of his compositions are relaxing
Cairo native 