by Shaun Brady The Philly-based husband-and-wife duo of Jean and Marcus Baylor had achieved success individually — she with the R&B duo Zhané, he as drummer with fusion greats Yellowjackets, among others — before launching The Baylor Project. The pair’s 2017 debut, The Journey, earned them a pair of Grammy nominations, but their follow-up is … Read More
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FEATURE: Papo Vázquez, Latin jazz pioneer out of North Philly, still keeps his hometown close – The Philadelphia Inquirer
By Shaun Brady, The Philadelphia Inquirer On the cover of his latest album, Chapter 10: Breaking Cover, Latin jazz pioneer Papo Vázquez has most of his face obscured by a face mask. But peering out over the skull-and-crossed-trombones logo of his long-running band, the Mighty Pirates Troubadours, the bandleader still manages to convey much of … Read More
FEATURE: Ralph Peterson and Messenger Legacy in The Philadelphia Inquirer
By Shaun Brady, The Philadelphia Inquirer Ralph Peterson has been thinking a lot about legacy. That’s somewhat inevitable in jazz, where tradition and history always loom large. Last month marked the centennial anniversary of the birth of Peterson’s mentor, the iconic drummer Art Blakey. The music composed under Blakey’s guidance by such legends as Wayne … Read More
SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT: Orrin Evans’ to Perform with All-Star Band at Philadelphia’s Chris’ Jazz Cafe
By: Shaun Brady, The Philadelphia Inquirer Time is always a fluid concept in jazz, but celebrating a club’s 30th anniversary just three years after its 25th may be taking that idea to an extreme. Longtime owner and chef Mark DeNinno finally cleared up the club’s opening date with original owner and namesake Chris Dmitri recently, … Read More