Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Remembering Central Avenue, L.A.’s jazz oasis: Video, Photos BOOKS VIDEOS Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Remembering Central Avenue, L.A.’s jazz oasis: Video, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU July 23, 2020 ‘Central was like a river. A mighty river like the Amazon or the Nile, or in this...Read More
Screaming was very natural for me; it’s in my blood: John Zorn: Videos, Sound, Photos BOOKS MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS Screaming was very natural for me; it’s in my blood: John Zorn: Videos, Sound, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU June 28, 2020 One day in the late Nineties, Dave Lombardo, the metal drumming powerhouse best known for bringing a tornado-like...Read More
15 essential black liberation Jazz tracks: Videos. Photos BOOKS MUSICIANS VIDEOS 15 essential black liberation Jazz tracks: Videos. Photos https://JazzBlues.EU June 23, 2020 As black Americans fought for equal rights in the 1960s, music reflected their calls to action. In...Read More
Experiment without inhibition: A celebration of Anthony Braxton: Photos, Albums, Videos BOOKS MUSICIANS VIDEOS Experiment without inhibition: A celebration of Anthony Braxton: Photos, Albums, Videos https://JazzBlues.EU June 21, 2020 On June 4, the iconoclastic composer, esteemed academic/pedagogical luminary, and free-jazz firebrand Anthony Braxton turned 75 years...Read More
Thelonious Monk: Primary and secondary documents: Photos, Video BOOKS MUSICIANS VIDEOS Thelonious Monk: Primary and secondary documents: Photos, Video https://JazzBlues.EU June 14, 2020 My New Yorker Culture Desk essay “Think of Monk” is a well-edited aerial view. What follows is a ramble...Read More
A brief history of the Cuban style conjunto: Video, Photos, Sounds BOOKS MUSICIANS VIDEOS A brief history of the Cuban style conjunto: Video, Photos, Sounds https://JazzBlues.EU June 12, 2020 1930: The Orquesta Típica is out and the Conjunto is in The year 1930 marked a turning...Read More