Black protest is music. Learning the melody isn’t enough: Videos, Photo NEWSFEED VIDEOS Black protest is music. Learning the melody isn’t enough: Videos, Photo https://JazzBlues.EU June 25, 2020 Terence Blanchard is a jazz trumpeter, composer and music educator. His most recent work is the score for...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
Pee Wee Ellis: America was built on slavery and exploitation – but change is coming: Photos, Video NEWSFEED VIDEOS Pee Wee Ellis: America was built on slavery and exploitation – but change is coming: Photos, Video https://JazzBlues.EU June 18, 2020 The former James Brown collaborator talks to Martin Chilton about growing up in segregated America, wangling saxophone...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
What her head is up to: Johanna Summer is one of the great hopes of German jazz: Video, Photos NEWSFEED VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues What her head is up to: Johanna Summer is one of the great hopes of German jazz: Video, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU June 11, 2020 Young but multifaceted: jazz pianist Johanna Summer is one of the great hopes of German jazz. Munich...Read More