Dec 28, 2020
2020 was an especially cruel year for jazz musicians, and we lost so many talented masters this year that I don't think I have completely grasped the impact their passing will have. A few we lost to COVID-19, others simply to old age. Some of the eleven musicians I honor in Podcast 786 were friends, and others were...
Dec 26, 2020
Jazz history is replete with brothers who played and recorded with one another over their careers. I can quickly think of the Montgomery Brothers (Wes and Monk), the Heath Brothers (Jimmy, Tootie and Percy), Randy and Michael Brecker, Nat and Cannonball Adderley, and Winard and Philip Harper. So many others only...
Dec 20, 2020
As I do every year, this Podcast is "A Few of My Favorite Things" from 2020. It is not intended on being a Top Ten list - I do that for the Jazz Journalist Association - but rather a grouping of recordings that got repeat play in my house, making me take notice among the many recordings I receive. While 2020 seemed to...
Dec 12, 2020
Every year I post an hour plus of Christmas jazz to enjoy as you go about your merry business during the holiday season. While 2020 will be a little different due to the pandemic, there are still stockings to hang, trees to trim, and egg nog to consume (maybe a little more than usual).
This year, the theme is Christmas...
Dec 10, 2020
When your band’s motto is “Fiercely swinging on purpose, with purpose,” you’ve probably got something special to share with the jazz world. That’s definitely the case with the 3D Jazz Trio, who has released perhaps the finest album of new Christmas jazz this year, Christmas in 3D.
Formerly known as 3Divas,...