May 28, 2014
The first major jazz event of the summer is on its way.
OK, the summer solstice doesn’t start the season until June 21st, but for my money, Memorial Day starts off the summer season, and the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival will start on May 30th and run until June 8th. Good enough for me.
And the Festival is...
May 25, 2014
Ten years after nearly walking away from the piano due to his struggles with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), an incurable connective tissue disorder with which he was born, Noah Baerman is playing and composing with more authority than ever. These challenges and his experiences as a foster parent have deepened his already...
May 22, 2014
I posted a podcast last month about Sun Ra, but there is so much music to share that I wanted to add a mixtape podcast to shwocase the great breadth of his musical talent. As for further explanations of the man and his music, I point you to the Village Voice and John F. Szwed's 2006 piece "The Sun Ra Guide." To quote...
May 17, 2014
Theo Croker’s musical journey may seem traditional, but it has a truly a 21st century twist.
The grandson of New Orleans trumpet legend Doc Cheatham, Croker’s parents were music fans, not music professionals. After his grandfather’s death in 1997, Theo decided that he wanted to make music a career, and so his...
May 5, 2014
One of the highlights of this year's Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival will be the appearance of Brooklyn native Arturo O'Farrill and his Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. Arturo is following in the footsteps of his father, the late Chico O'Farrill, presenting the finest in that great melting pot of jazz music, Latin...