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Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024
by Ludovico Granvassu
Have you noticed how many “best of the year" listicles start with an apologetic preamble ("these are not necessarily 'the best albums of the year' but 'my favorites';" “it's all subjective;" “tomorrow I might have chosen different titles;" “I could only select ten albums" etc.)? Those disclaimers channel the writer's discomfort of having to summarize a ...
Countdown: Time In Outer Space
By Dave Brubeck
Label: Columbia Records
Released: 2024
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Brilliant ECM Luminessence Series Shines New Light On Classic Vinyl
by Joshua Weiner
Blue Note. Verve. Impulse! ESP-Disk. Just saying the name of such storied jazz record labels immediately conjures up each one's distinct aesthetic, from the music to the cover art. By the close of the 1960s, jazz was undergoing a period of intense change, with an unprecedented mixing and matching of styles and influences--both musical and political--that ...
The Most Exciting Jazz Albums Since 1969: 1969-1983
by Robert Middleton
As a teenager of 18 in 1970, I was heavily into rock music, The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead. I subscribed to Rolling Stone Magazine and really enjoyed the record reviews. One fateful day in May 1970, I read their review (by Langdon Winner) of Miles Davis's Bitches Brew. I may have ...
The Series Presenter: Jon W. Poses
by B.D. Lenz
You know you're doing something right when it seems to only get stronger year after year. Such is the case for the “We Always Swing" Jazz Series which takes place in the heartland of America, Columbia Missouri. Now in its 28th year, “We Always Swing" has grown from humble beginnings, even thriving during COVID, to a ...
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Samantha Fierke
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Samantha Fierke is an up-and-coming singer from Columbia, Missouri. At just 16 years old, Samantha is debuting her first EP, “Sam,” which is available for purchase online at www.samdoesjazz.com. Samantha is joined by pianist Martin Shapiro and bassist Mickey Jamieson, who attend the New School in New York and the Berklee Conservatory of Music in Boston respectively. Both Martin and Mickey played with Samantha in high school before pursuing degrees in music. Drummer Loyd Warden brings industry experience to the group, with local studio intern Jenna Rogers providing support on Fender Rhodes and keyboard
Meet Tom Wells
by Tessa Souter and Andrea Wolper
Born and raised in that other “capital of jazz"--Kansas City, birthplace of Charlie Parker--Super Fan Tom Wells, along with long-time jazz date, his wife, Geri St. Clair (a future Super Fan--stay tuned!), is a huge supporter of the local scene. How huge? Well, Tom and Geri once followed the University of Missouri Kansas City's Jazz Orchestra ...
