By Stephanie Jones, Downbeat Peer groups serve as vital incubators for artistic development, but equally critical are intergenerational relationships among artists. They provide new perspectives, as well as a means to hand down information and evolve the music. These relationships also manifest potently on the bandstand. Read the full feature here.
Brandee Younger’s ‘Soul Awakening’ When: Sat. January 11th 2020, 7pm Where: Webster Hall, 125 E 11th Street, NYC Surfacing six years after its completion in 2013, Soul Awakening was recorded in 2012 under the direction of producer and bassist Dezron Douglas, and embodies the ambition, vigor and aesthetic ideals of The Brandee Younger Quartet, at and since its inception. A benchmark recording … Read More
Iconic drummer, bandleader and Berklee professor Ralph Peterson is proud to celebrate Art Blakey’s centennial with four separate appearances across 2019’s Winter Jazz Fest, Jazz Congress and Dizzy’s Club Coca-Colaat Jazz at Lincoln Center Sat. Jan. 5th, 6:30pm: Messenger Legacy @ (Le) Poisson Rouge (Winter Jazz Fest) Mon. Jan. 7th, 4:15pm: Ralph Peterson @ Jazz Congress Keynote Session: Art Blakey Centennial Celebration Thurs. Jan. 10th, 7:30pm and 9:30pm: Ralph … Read More
