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The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave The World
by Richard J Salvucci
The Master of Drums Elizabeth J Rosenthal 320 Pages ISBN: 978-0-8065-4320 Kensington Publishing Company 2025 In the interests of full disclosure, I spent an extended period with Gene Krupa as an adolescent. Relatives were friends of Krupa's. All the nice things Elizabeth J. Rosenthal says about Krupa as a ...
Trilogy, Jose Luiz Martins, Jeff Libman, Medler Sextet, Nancy Kelly Plus Celebrations For Carline Ray, Bessie Smith & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast continues the celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month with new releases from Trilogy, Jose Luiz Martins, Jeff Libman, Medler Sextet and Nancy Kelly, with birthday shoutouts to Carline Ray (100!), Bessie Smith, Madeleine Peyroux, Judy Wexler, Roxy Coss and Tia Fuller, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy ...
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Harlem Jazz Series Featuring In4mation On May 16, 2025
On Friday, May 16, 2025 at 7pm EST, Harlem Jazz Series presents In4Mation, a quartet dedicated to improvisation and compositions that encourage exploration of groove and ensemble interplay. The music evolves from original scores and charts through the musicians' personal interpretation and the merging of the quartet's distinct voices. The band features Jane Getter (guitar—Saturday Night ...
Jazz-con 2025 Debuts As A Virtual Global Conference And Festival, September 15-16, 2025
A new global event focused on the business, culture, and innovation of jazz will make its debut this fall. Jazz-Con 2025, launching September 15–16, 2025, will present a fully virtual two-day conference featuring international voices from across the jazz spectrum. Presented by the Dallas/Fort Worth-based nonprofit JazzMetroplex and New York’s forward-thinking Nu Jazz Agency, Jazz-Con offers ...
New 'Live' Release By Guitarist Greg Chako - The Miami Project
This concert was the brainchild of my friend and fan, Edward Blanco. He suggested the appealing possibility of my doing a concert at WDNA’s Jazz Gallery years ago, but due to life circumstances, not the least of which was COVID 19, we weren’t sure until much later if the idea would ever actually materialize. During a ...
Take Five with Saxophonist/Singer/Guitarist Vanessa Collier
by AAJ Staff
Meet Vanessa Collier Vanessa Collier's sixth album Do It My Own Way was recently released on Phenix Fire Records. Recorded on analog gear with the musicians largely in one room, Do It My Own Way is sonically inspired by the classic Memphis soul sound of Stax and Hi Records, especially that of the Staples Singers. The ...
Miles Okazaki and Bill Frisell at the Miller Theater
by Paul Reynolds
Miles Okazaki and Bill Frisell The Miller Theater, Columbia University New York, NY April 15, 2025 When musicians collaborate for the first time, the setlist usually settles around shared music they love and often play. For guitarists Bill Frisell and Miles Okazaki, in their debut as a duo on Tuesday, that ...
Celebrating Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae Plus New Releases By Mafalda Minnozzi, Steve Knight, the Esthesis Quartet, Deb Bowman & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast highlights Jazz Appreciation Month with new releases from Mafalda Minnozzi, Deb Bowman, Steve Knight and the Esthesis Quartet, with birthday shoutouts to Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae, Rosa Passos, Marilyn Maye and Herbie Hancock, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear -see them live, buy their music so they can continue ...
Altin Sencalar: Unleashed
by C. Andrew Hovan
Often overshadowed by other solo instruments, the trombone boasts a rich history in jazz--one so vast it could fill volumes. New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, also gave rise to Kid Ory, a pioneer of the “tailgate" style of trombone playing. In the early 1900s, bandleaders often promoted their shows by parading through town on horse-drawn ...
