Zakir Hussain is one of the world’s most in demand percussionists: Video, Photos MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS Zakir Hussain is one of the world’s most in demand percussionists: Video, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU September 26, 2023 Zakir Hussain is one of the world’s most in demand percussionists. From his collaborations with jazz greats...Read More
The power with which Charles Gayle played was awe-inspiring, Fiery avant-jazz saxophonist has died at 84: Videos, Photos MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS The power with which Charles Gayle played was awe-inspiring, Fiery avant-jazz saxophonist has died at 84: Videos, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU September 22, 2023 Charles Gayle burst on the NYC jazz scene in the ’90s, at which point he was homeless,...Read More
The music of collective improvisation mirrors the relationships in your life: Video, Photos MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS The music of collective improvisation mirrors the relationships in your life: Video, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU September 18, 2023 My friendship with Fred Moten spans a nation of Black music. Black improvised music and poetry are...Read More
Chick Corea: The garish, giddy ’80sness of the Elektric Band: Videos, Photos MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS Chick Corea: The garish, giddy ’80sness of the Elektric Band: Videos, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU September 12, 2023 First things first: I hate almost all of Lou Reed’s music. The Velvet Underground, his solo stuff, the album where...Read More
Tom Williams, a lifelong Baltimorean who played with the U.S. Army Blues and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, died suddenly: Video, Photos MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS Tom Williams, a lifelong Baltimorean who played with the U.S. Army Blues and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, died suddenly: Video, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU September 8, 2023 There’s no clever setup this column can concoct to describe Tom Williams, who died suddenly of a...Read More
Billy Hart’s roots, rise and lasting legacy are those of a master teacher and forever student: Video, Photos MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS Billy Hart’s roots, rise and lasting legacy are those of a master teacher and forever student: Video, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU August 31, 2023 My next two records would be for Gramavision, which had an important run of documenting creative and...Read More