Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader The harp has always been an oddity in jazz music. Its two most notable practitioners, Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby, were most active decades ago; both … Read More
The Council for Living Music and AFM, Local 802 are excited to present the next Jazz Mentors panel, “Stoking the Starmaker Machinery: Facebook Promotion & Your Career,” with expert Jesse Markowitz, … Read More
Joerg Schmitt, Sonic Soul Ja zum Hier und Jetzt. Aber immer mit dem Wissen um die Errungenschaften der Vergangenheit. Freelance ist eine Musiker-Gemeinschaft aus Harlem – sechs Musiker ghören zum … Read More
Ralph A. Miriello, Notes on Jazz A recent project from local, Atlanta pianist Kevin Bales and a previously unknown vocalist to me, Keri Johnsrud, from Chicago, caught my attention. Titled Beyond … Read More
William Kates, Bill’s Music Blog Don Braden – Earth Wind And Wonder, New Interpretations of Songs by Earth Wind & Fire and Stevie Wonder; Jazz Doesn’t Get Any More Joyous … Read More
Ron Schepper, Textura Five Questions with Jonathan Barber: All of us experience turning points in our lives, drummer Jonathan Barber no exception. A particularly devastating one occurred in November 2016 … Read More
Tom Schnabel, KCRW New York-based upright bass player Adi Meyerson follows with her song “Little Firefly,” where she both plays bass and sings lyrics that she penned. Her debut album is called Where … Read More
Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News Pianist Oscar Hernandez earned his salsa stripes recording with conga master Ray Barretto in the early 1980s. But he became a major player as music … Read More
Robin Lloyd, KNKX Steven Kroon was raised in Harlem and Queens, and what he learned there has taken him on 15 world tours and given him 50 years in the … Read More
Soulbounce Harlem-based music collective Freelance dropped their debut album Yes Today and it is 13-tracks of spirited and inspired brilliance. The insanely talented and relatively young band consists of keyboardist Chad “Asuar the Ambassador” Selph, … Read More
