Mar 31, 2017
Singer Marilyn Scott carefully resists being defined by easy labels. She is thrown into the Smooth or Contemporary Jazz category because she works closely with West Coast collaborators Bob Mintzer, Russ Ferrante and Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets). By the same token, she is a strong interpreter of the Great...
Mar 24, 2017
It shouldn’t take Women’s History Month for us to appreciate and enjoy the music of female jazz musicians. Particularly in the last two decades, women have moved from “female performer” to “performer” in their own right, as both leaders and side players.
Women were there at the birth of jazz, and singers...
Mar 17, 2017
Near the top of the list entitled “Why haven’t I talked to these musicians?” is the name of Lisa Hilton. A pianist and composer whose classical background has influenced her very modern approach to the keyboard, she has continued to produce a series of top-notch group CDs. With over twenty CDs released as a...