Home » Jazz Articles » April Varner
Jazz Articles about April Varner
Revenge of the Son of Holiday Jazz: Koz and Effect
by Patrick Burnette
It's that time of year again, when Mike insists on a holiday music themed episode and Pat is too worried about upsetting Santa to say “no." This year's bag o' tunes has very little coal in it, unless you are allergic to smooth jazz. Mike, anyway, thinks his choice is one of the least offensive as the genre goes. You be the judge. Playlist Discussion of CCJO's album The Nutcracker Remixed (Self-Produced) 2:15 Discussion of Lincoln Center Jazz ...
Continue ReadingApril Varner, Shiver, Matthew Bourne, Tomeka Reid & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
A playlist in which Brazilian Forró meets New Orleans Funk, Brazilian Choro meets Portugues Fado, and the infinite possibilities of creative jazz bring tons of surprises.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Nation Beat “Forró le Fonque" Archaic Humans (Ropeadope) 0:16 Host talks 4:49 Hamilton de Holanda, Gonzalo Rubalcaba “Choro Fado" Collab (Sony Music Brazil) 6:49 April Varner “April Blues" April (Cellar Live) 13:07 Host talks 17:42 Tomeka Reid ...
Continue ReadingCuration Vs. Creation
by Patrick Burnette
A lot of listeners worry that jazz has ossified in the last, say, fifty years or so, but Mike decides to do something about it, terminological speaking, anyway. So this fortnight's episode explores the difference between curating a tradition and trying to create something new within it. Our test subjects comprise three brand-new releases (two instrumental, one vocal) and a vocal album from the nineties paying tribute to the Prince of Darkness himself, Miles Davis. Playlist Discussion of ...
Continue ReadingIntroducing Vocalist April Varner
by Sanford Josephson
The 1957 Verve album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book, contained 38 tracks, including some of the best-known tunes associated with Ellington such as “Solitude," “Satin Doll," and “I'm Beginning to See the Light." Contestants in this year's sixth annual Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition, sponsored by Blues Alley Jazz, were asked to select any three songs from that album for their contest auditions. The winner, April Varner, decided to challenge herself by picking some of ...
Continue Reading
