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Musician

Alvester Garnett is an American jazz drummer who, among many other productions, has appeared on Great Performances on PBS in a tribute to Kurt Weill. Garnett has played with Abbey Lincoln, Betty Carter, Regina Carter, Clark Terry, Pharoah Sanders, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Teddy Edwards, James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Charenee Wade, Lou Donaldson, Benny Golson, Al Grey, Rodney Jones, and Sherman Irby, among others.

Album

The Promise of You

By Marcus Goldhaber

Label: Fallen Apple Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Skylark; Just One More Song; Let’s Get Lost; The Promise of You; Two at a Time; Uptown Cabaret; You Will Be Loved; I’ll See You In My Dreams; I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise; There’s a Small Hotel; You Are a Love Song; The Best Is Yet to Come

Article: Rising Stars

Introducing Trumpeter Myles Ellington Twitty

by Sanford Josephson
October 3, 2026

The Greenwich was a popular jazz club in the Walnut Hills section of Cincinnati for many years. It closed in 2019, but 26-year-old trumpeter Myles Ellington Twitty remembers going there several times with his father, trombonist/educator Terry Twitty. “The first time I went there with my dad, we heard the William Mennefield piano trio. ...

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Faces and Places

By Jed Levy

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: EMAIL; Danza de Berrios; Calcata; Twiddle Twaddle; Coming to Terms; St. Simons; Personable; Tenerife; Leading Tone; Haiku; Partido Tenor; Postscript.

Article: Album Review

Jed Levy: Faces and Places

Read "Faces and Places" reviewed by Jack Kenny

by Jack Kenny
May 15, 2025

This is a beautiful album that is fired up right from the start. The sound of the tenor is faintly reminiscent of Warne Marsh. There is no seeking after angularity. Jed Levy's way with melody is completely natural and integrated into the quintet, though there are surprises all the way through the improvisations. Jed ...

Article: Rising Stars

Introducing Pianist Tyler Bullock

by Sanford Josephson
February 9, 2024

Tyler Bullock began taking classical piano lessons in his hometown of Nashville when he was four years old. Eight years later, he discovered jazz through an organization called the Nashville Jazz Workshop. “It's kind of similar to Jazz House Kids," he said. “They have classes and summer camps. It was a summer camp I went to, ...

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Playfully

By Monika Ryan

Label: Resensitize Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Keepin’ It Light, Keepin’ It Mellow; Grow Where I’m Planted; I See It In You; Let Me Love The Whole Of You; I Found That Place; You Are Magic To Me; Slipping Out; We’re Here; Reason To Be Happy; Living Thoughtfully; Whole And Resounding Love.

Article: Rising Stars

Introducing Drummer Mecadon McCune

by Sanford Josephson
September 18, 2023

Mecadon McCune has been immersed in music since he was born. His father is veteran jazz pianist Brandon McCune; his mother, Christine Clemmons-McCune, is an opera singer. “My dad made sure that I was learning piano since I was about four years old," he said, “but growing up I really did not like learning the piano. ...

Song of the Day

Slipping Out

July 15, 2023

Album: Playfully
By Monika Ryan
Label: Resensitize Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 3:56

News: Education

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center Opens Registration For The Annual Geri Allen Jazz Summer Camp Led By Regina Carter

June 17, 2022

Four workshops take place July 11 & 14 and August 18 & 22 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. EST. How: Via Zoom (link provided upon registration) Students ages 14-26 who identify as female or non-binary Register: $200 per workshop or $600 for all four workshops. Registration is required and financial aid is available. Registration closes July 11. For ...