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Article: Live Review

The 20th Anniversary DC JazzFest

by Jerome Wilson
September 19, 2024

2024 DC JazzFest Potomac Riverfront Washington, DC August 31 to September 1, 2024 Being the birthplace of Duke Ellington among other things, Washington, DC has had a long tradition as a hotbed for jazz, and been the site of several ambitious jazz festivals over the years. The most prominent one currently ...

Article: Liner Notes

Ralph Bowen: Keep the Change

by C. Andrew Hovan
September 7, 2024

I can still remember the impression that Ralph Bowen made on a young jazz enthusiast trying to break into radio and be part of the hip jazz crowd. I had decided to get involved with the programming end of a local non-profit arts support organization and on a letter perfect July evening our committee had lined ...

Article: Album Review

Milton Nascimento / Esperanza Spalding: Milton + esperanza

Read "Milton + esperanza" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
July 31, 2024

Sometimes the semiology around an album can tell you more about it than any amount of words attempting to describe the music itself. And the semiology around Milton + esperanza is eloquent. It begins with the overlap with another summer 2024 release, Wayne Shorter's magical double-album Celebration Volume 1 (Blue Note), a previously unreleased recording of ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Alicia Olatuja, Johnny Hartman, Kat Edmonson and More

by Jua Howard
July 28, 2024

Welcome Music Family! It's time for another great episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I've got a great show in store for you this week including new music from Alicia Olatuja, Roxana Amed, and Planet D Nonet,; and plenty more timeless music from artists such as Johnny Hartman, Gretchen Parlato, Alan Hampton, and Kat Edmonson. ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Ernestine Anderson, Kalil Wilson, Gabrielle Cavassa and More

by Jua Howard
June 3, 2024

Welcome Music Family! This week I'm sharing more heartfelt music including songs from Ernestine Anderson, Kalil Wilson, Gabrielle Cavassa, Billy Eckstine, Dianne Reeves and Michael Stephenson. Come get lost in the music with me! Playlist Intro 00:00 Dianne Reeves “Midnight Sun" from When You Know (Blue Note) 2:35 Michael Stephenson “Vanity" from Outskirts of ...

Article: Jazz in Long Form

The Lyrics They Are 'A Changing: Lyrical Liberties In "Lover, Come Back To Me" And "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise"

by Alex Segal
May 29, 2024

Frank Sinatra's greatness is evident in his making the songs he sang his own. And his doing this is connected to his, on occasion, changing the lyric of a song--even a very good lyric. But according to good anecdotal evidence, Cole Porter and Ira Gershwin--suppliers of some of the best lyrics Sinatra sang--did not take kindly ...

Article: Live Review

Duets: Chucho Valdes, Dianne Reeves, and Joe Lovano at 92NY

by Paul Reynolds
May 23, 2024

Chucho Valdes, Dianne Reeves, and Joe Lovano Thomas L. Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92nd Street Y Duets New York, NY May 16, 2024 A supergroup can be as much a treat for the players as for its listeners. Saxophonist Joe Lovano, singer Dianne Reeves, and pianist Chucho Valdes seemed as jazzed--so ...

Album

Olympians

By Vince Mendoza

Label: Modern Recordings
Released: 2023
Track listing: Quixote; Esperanto; Miracle Child; Partido Alto; House of Reflections; Barcelona.

Album

My Heart Speaks

By Ivan Lins

Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Renata Maria; The Heart Speaks; Nao Ha Porque; I'm Not Alone; Congada Blues; E Isso Acontece; Easy Going; Corpos; Missing Miles; Rio(Rio De Maio); Nada Sem Você.

Album

My Heart Speaks

By Ivan Lins

Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Renata Maria; The Heart Speaks (Antes e Depois); Não Ha Porque (There’s No Reason Why); I’m Not Alone (Anjo de Mim); Congada Blues; E Isso Acontece (And This Happens); Easy Going; Corpos (Bodies); Missing Miles; Rio (Rio de Maio); Nada Sem Você (Nothing Without You).