Jazz Articles about T. K. Blue

T. K. Blue: Planet Bluu

by Dan McClenaghan
December 5, 2024

Is T.K. Blue the coolest name for a jazz artist? Only “Thelonious Monk" competes in the category. Blue (aka Talib Kibue) a New Yorker of Trinidad and Jamaican descent who boasts a wide-ranging career--involvements with saxophonist Sam Rivers and pianist Randy Weston (he plays on Weston's 1991, Verve Records masterpiece, The Spirits Of Our Ancestors)--showcases a bubbling with life African vibe on his 2024 release, Planet Bluu,. In his liner notes, Blue says: “Planet Bluu lies just beyond ...