Message to Our Folks: The Art Ensemble of Chicago by Paul Steinbeck BOOKS Message to Our Folks: The Art Ensemble of Chicago by Paul Steinbeck https://JazzBlues.EU August 30, 2017 With its multifaceted radicalism, the Art Ensemble of Chicago occupies a singular niche in the American music...Read More
Clark Terry is a man of many parts BOOKS Clark Terry is a man of many parts https://JazzBlues.EU August 28, 2017 He is a staff musician at NBC in New York; he is one of the city’s most...Read More
A Jazz Critic Looks at the Beatles BOOKS A Jazz Critic Looks at the Beatles https://JazzBlues.EU August 28, 2017 A few weeks ago an unfounded rumor scurried through New York’s music circle: DownBeat’s coverage was to...Read More
Is a strange story with deep roots BOOKS Is a strange story with deep roots https://JazzBlues.EU August 25, 2017 Sometime around 1890, the blues emerged as a distinct African-American art form, rooted in the southern U.S....Read More
Charles Lloyd: A Wild, Blatant Truth BOOKS Charles Lloyd: A Wild, Blatant Truth https://JazzBlues.EU August 25, 2017 Josef Woodard’s Charles Lloyd: A Wild, Blatant Truth is an unauthorized biography. But it’s hard to imagine any authorized...Read More