By Gary Fukushima, Downbeat In 1957, Art Blakey experimented with expanding the Jazz Messengers to a 14-piece band, featuring smart arrangements by trombonist Melba Liston. Thirty years later, he returned … Read More
By Jack Bowers, All About Jazz As on its debut album, I Remember Bu, drummer / educator Ralph Peterson‘s Gen-Next Big Band, composed for the most part of students at … Read More
by Mike Hobart, Financial Times The jazz big band tradition remains niche, but continues to evolve. Drummer Ralph Peterson’s Gen-Next Big Band’s double album Listen Up!, released on the Onyx … Read More
by Mike Greenblatt, Aquarian Weekly Not Your Father’s Big Band Listen Up! (Onyx Productions) is different from what you might expect of a big band. Sure, there’s five trumpets, four trombones, … Read More
by Matt Silver, WRTI Art Blakey pased away nearly 30 years, but his old Jazz Messengers are still busy, perhaps none more so than drummer and Pleasantville, NJ native Ralph … Read More
by Jim Hynes, Glide Magazine Jazz will continue to thrive for years because of all the educational opportunities for talented young players. Evidence abounds but one needs to look no … Read More
By Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs’s Blog SKIP WILKINS & DAN WILKINS – SOMEDAY This is a delightful album of somewhat obscure compositions by some of the most iconic American … Read More
by Nelson Brill, Boston Concert Reviews Newport 2019 reflected the same openhearted creative force that defined Fred Taylor’s indomitable spirit and love for all music. On Saturday August 3rd, the … Read More
Ralph Peterson Passes the Torch with the Gen-Next Big Band; New Album Listen Up! Due out November 12th on Onyx Productions Pre-release show at Dizzy’s Club on October 7th, 2019 … Read More
