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The City Parks Foundation kicked off its 26th annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival honoring the legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker. Festival highlights included Charles Tolliver's 50th anniversary of ”Paper Man" on Friday August 24th at Marcus Garvey Park. This event honored jazz trumpeter Charles Tolliver's 1968 album, which was hailed for it's cutting edge avant -garde approach. The performance featured performances by renowned jazz musician Gary Bartz , drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist Buster Williams. On Saturday August 25th ...

Album Review

Keyon Harrold: The Mugician

Read "The Mugician" reviewed by Thomas Earl

by Thomas Earl
February 1, 2018

Back in October of 2015, Keyon Harrold had his laptop and seven hard drives worth of material stolen from his car in New York. Although intended for his second album, Harrold's reaction was indicative of his attitude to life and music, stating philosophically, “the universe says that wasn't supposed to come out." Thankfully, two tracks were saved, one of which ("Wayfaring Traveler") serves as a highlight of Harrold's latest album, The Mugician. The rhythm section provides a solid ...