Dan Bilawsky, JazzTimes You really have to hand it to saxophonist/vocalist Grace Kelly. Not only is she a fine musician on multiple fronts, she’s also a polished entertainer, a savvy … Read More
By: Dan Bilawksy, All About Jazz Jazz, much like life, is an art of balance, a forever dance on the scales which keep our sanity and existence in check. Form … Read More
by Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz Pianist Ellen Rowe, the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michiigan and the one-time Director of Jazz … Read More
Dan Bilawsky, JazzTimes Having come under the tutelage of Art Blakey (a.k.a. Buhaina, or “Bu” for short), drummer Ralph Peterson knows a thing or two about the value of mentorship. … Read More
Dan Bilawsky, JazzTimes The acts of spontaneous creation and development associated with improvisational theater are clearly homologous with the ideals of jazz. Sometimes it just takes a supremely creative spirit … Read More
Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz A good seven thousand miles separate the Middle East and the Caribbean, but are they truly that far apart? With flutist Itai Kriss and his band, Telavana, spanning the … Read More
Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz Put quite simply, Blood & Bone is both the sound of a broken heart laid bare and the sonic summation of a journey toward its reconstruction. It’s … Read More
Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz Heartbreak knows no true cure, but music can act as something of an antidote or coping mechanism to assist in dealing with it and suffering … Read More
Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz In life we tend to make hard distinctions between the value of conversation and the worth of action, crystalizing such a dividing line with statements … Read More
by Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz A canvas is often viewed as a neutral starting point, but it needn’t be so. Even a so-called “blank” space can be suffused with … Read More
