Pakistani Muslim Musicians pay tribute to jazz legend Dave Brubeck
Brubeck’s Take Five with Eastern-Western Instruments
Posted December 13th, 2012 at 3:52 pm (UTC+0)
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Two Rivers Mixing Jazz with Traditional Arabic Music
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 2:48 am (UTC+0)
Iraqi-American trumpeter and composer Amir ElSaffar uses Arab music’s maqam modal system to transform the jazz idiom
Lovers Holiday with Jason Paul Curtis
Posted November 29th, 2012 at 8:42 pm (UTC+0)
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Lovers Holiday showcases a collection of jazz standards and Christmas favorites
Pianist, Composer Rachel Z & Women Warriors
Posted November 20th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC+0)
Rachel Z’s new album, Warriors, will show case songs as a tribute to women warriors: women who have truly made a difference
The Return of Captain Fingers
Posted November 8th, 2012 at 8:47 pm (UTC+0)
By Doug Levine You would think that anyone whose nickname is “Captain Fingers” must really be good with his hands. Either that or there’s a brand new superhero battling for ratings on Cartoon Network. Well, to his loyal following of fans, guitarist Lee Ritenour (aka “Captain Fingers”) is considered a jazz superhero, knocking out by […]
American Splendors: Coltrane and Pekar
Posted October 16th, 2012 at 5:26 pm (UTC+0)
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I really love jazz, so the other night when I was driving home from work, I was listening to John Coltrane’s “My Favorite Things.” It got me thinking about the movie I had seen a few days earlier called “American Splendor,” because Coltrane’s treatment is featured on the soundtrack. The film follows the trials and […]
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
