Harry Sepulveda has great taste in Latin music, especially Latin-jazz. He should, considering that...
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“The information as to the technique of the music, is usually passed down, as...
Lewis Porter graciously shared three choruses of a 1938 performance of “After You’ve Gone”...
Roach’s life— the epitome of a life lived with purpose and integrity— or to...
Art Blakey was among the most influential jazz drummers in the world, and his...
Interview with Jazz drummer and composer Marlon Simon. An interview by email in writing....
Interview with drummer Sander Smeets. An interview by email in writing. Dear readers, get...
Composer Laurie Johnson, who provided some of Britain’s best loved television themes and film...
After releasing the album Uneasy on ECM in 2021, presenting him for the first...
Chris Potter announces the upcoming release of his new album, Eagle’s Point. Featuring a...
Interview with drummer Emil Brandqvist. An interview by email in writing. JazzBluesNews.com: – First, let’s...
Last month, I wrote two posts that examined Billy Hart’s recordings as a leader in some...
Drummer Jeff Cosgrove is making up for lost time from the COVID lockdown and...
Jazz is a living, breathing art form. To step into a jazz recording is...
Billy Hart is a world treasure. One of our most important drummers and an...
I have already commented on the Tyshawn Sorey trio’s album Mesmerism (2022) on these...
I wrote this piece in August 2014 in Ashland, Oregon, where I was employed...
Interview with an ungrateful, impolite, dull, unhuman, drawn creature, as if drummer Ettore Fioravanti....
A Celebration of Life is planned for bay area jazz drummer Pat Close. The...
Interview with jazz drummer Jeff Cosgrove. An interview by email in writing. JazzBluesNews.com: – Please...
The musical universe in Cuba mourns the passing of the remarkable Cuban percussionist and...
The late Ira Gitler (1928-2019) was one of the foremost jazz critics and historians....
This essay is a sort of prologue to the series of articles I’m preparing...
It has been almost a year since Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (RSASB)...
The musician and activist Julian Bahula, who has died aged 85, was the first...
Philly Joe Jones (1923-1985) carried his birthplace as part of his name throughout most...
Composer and electronic musician Tyler Gilmore, aka BlankFor.ms, laid the groundwork for this absorbing...
Mike Travis, who has died aged 78, was a drummer and actor who was...