Jun 26, 2013
In today’s jazz world, Terence Blanchard stands with only a few other musicians as a master of performance, recording, education, and composition. His desire to stretch himself artistically has resulted in dozens of Broadway, television and film scores, large scale suites, and now, an opera.
On June 15th, Opera...
Jun 25, 2013
Jason Miles was coming of age in New York during the late 1960’s, and he and his friends haunted the concert halls and clubs of the day to catch now-legendary performers. One magic evening he recalled was the night they caught Sly & the Family Stone opening for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. I checked his memory to...
Jun 25, 2013
The summer jazz festival season kicks off on a high note with the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, which begins its 34th run from June 28th to July 7th. Besides presenting a series of top notch ticketed concerts, the Festival prides itself on sharing the wealth – one of their themes this year is “10...
Jun 23, 2013
If we are closing in on the last weekend in June, then it’s time for Summer Jazz Festivals to kick into gear. Podcast 356 is a preview of the Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival in Saratoga Springs, New York, held this year on June 29-30th. A following podcast will focus on the Montreal Jazz Festival, which starts...
Jun 21, 2013
Some musicians kill time on the road playing video games or checking out local color. Ken Hatfield kills time before gigs reading.
Often Hatfield tries to relate the material he is reading to his music, seeking internal rhythms, interesting themes or using a book as a jumping off point for creativity. Earlier this year...