CD review: Diego Urcola Quartet and Paquito D’Rivera – El Duelo 2020: Video, CD cover
Specific reasons led to piano-less quartet becoming a vehicle for the more explorative jazz practitioners of the 1950s…
September 2020
Drummer Andrew Cyrille and vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant are 2020 Doris Duke artists: Videos, Photos
Drummer Andrew Cyrille and vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant are among the 2020 Doris Duke Artists, joining six other…
Interview with Antonio Adolfo: Besides classical music I was very interested in Bossa Nova and Jazz: Video
Jazz interview with jazz pianist and arrangement Antonio Adolfo. An interview by email in writing. JazzBluesNews.com: – First…
CD review: Ralph Peterson and The Messenger Legacy – Onward & Upward 2020: Video, CD cover
Master drummer Ralph Peterson continues to advance the continuum of his late mentor Art Blakey on Onward &…
Dallas proper jazz venues, it’s musicians during the pandemic, what happens next? Video, Photo
Backpacking solo across the western eurasian landmass before the pandemic, I was lonely and discombobulated. Ordering beer was…
CD review: Chick Corea – Plays 2020: Video, CD cover
The latest addition to Chick Corea’s remarkable discography is ‘Plays’, a captivating and intimate double album of solo…