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Eddie Henderson: Everything Changes

by Ian Patterson
February 8, 2024

Eddie Henderson made his name in Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi band in the early 1970s, at the dawn of jazz-fusion--a new frontier. It was undoubtedly a launching pad that saw the New York-born trumpeter go on to play with Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Elvin Jones, Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders and McCoy Tyner. Yet ...

Article: Interview

Eddie Henderson: Polishing The Mirror of Truth

by Steven Roby
February 8, 2024

When a jazz musician rolls into Denver for a performance, it's not often that a documentary film and immersive art exhibition await them. But jazz great Eddie Henderson is no ordinary musician, nor has he led an ordinary life. A few hours before Henderson played a two-show set at Denver's premier jazz venue, Dazzle, ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Honoring Eddie Henderson

by Steven Roby
February 8, 2024

When a jazz musician rolls into Denver for a performance, it's not often that a documentary film and immersive art exhibition await them. But jazz-great Eddie Henderson is no ordinary musician, nor has he led an ordinary life. A few hours before Henderson played a two-show set at Denver's premier jazz venue, Dazzle, an ...

Article: Album Review

Gerald Cannon: Live At Dizzy's Club: The Music of Elvin & McCoy

by Pierre Giroux
January 19, 2024

In the heart of the jazz universe, bassist Gerald Cannon pays homage to a couple of legendary figures Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner with his album Live at Dizzy's Club: The Music of Elvin & McCoy. Not only is the recording an acknowledgement of the many years Cannon spent playing with Elvin and McCoy, but it ...

News: TV / Film

World Premiere PBS Film Screening-Live Concert-Panel Discussion At Smoke Jazz Club, February 7-11, 2024

January 18, 2024

Dr. Eddie Henderson: Uncommon Genius will air on PBS nationwide in February during Black History Month. Trailer: Dr. Eddie Henderson: Uncommon Genius The documentary film about the extraordinary life of Edward “Eddie” Henderson will receive its film world premiere at: SMOKE Jazz Club 2751 Broadway, New York City. Make reservations. Wednesday, February 7, 2024 @ 7:00 ...

News: Performance / Tour

World-renowned Smoke Jazz Club Announces February Concert Line-up Including A Special Celebration Of Dr. Eddie Henderson: Uncommon Genius Documentary

January 6, 2024

Rated the #1 jazz club in New York City (Secret NYC), SMOKE Jazz Club celebrates Black History Month the same way it does year-round—by presenting the best of today’s jazz artists. SMOKE welcomes back a handful of its longtime friends for some extraordinary programs throughout February. The legendary octogenarian Eddie Henderson celebrates the release of his ...

Album

Kosen Rufu

By Mike Clark

Label: Wide Hive Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: First Motion; Hat And Beard; MC’s Thing; Distance Between Leaves; Olivia; Bbq On Auseon; One For Mganga; Love Mingus; Signature; Luconchu’s Night Out; Apparition.

Album

Witness To History

By Eddie Henderson

Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Scorpio Rising; Why Not?; Sweet and Lovely; It Never Entered My Mind; Freedom Jazz Dance; I'm Gonna Miss You, My Darling; Totem Pole; Born to Be Blue.

Article: Live Review

Eddie Henderson At Magy's Farm

by Ian Patterson
December 12, 2023

Eddie Henderson Magy's Farm Dromara, N. Ireland December 2, 2023 Ireland is not short of venerable music venues, any one of which should have been proud to host trumpeter Eddie Henderson. Think Dublin's National Concert Hall or Vicar Street, Galway's Róisín Dubh, The Everyman in Cork, The MAC or The ...

Article: Rising Stars

Introducing Vocalist Tyreek McDole

by Sanford Josephson
December 2, 2023

In 2018, Tyreek McDole, a student at the Osceola County School for the Arts in Kissimmee, FL, was playing classical percussion for a performance of the 1987 Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical, Into the Woods. “During rehearsal," he recalled, “one of the actors got sick. I had studied all the music, so I sang the part for ...