Results for "Generation Y"

Generation Y

Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Jon Hendricks, Ekep Nkwelle And More

by Jua Howard
October 12, 2026

Hey Music Family! I hope you all are taking care of yourselves and protecting your peace. It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I want to begin by noting the recent passing of an artist with depth and endless creativity, Cassandra Wilson. Her contributions to the world of music will be greatly ...

Ulysses Owens, Jr. and Generation Y: Around the World with U

by Jack Bowers
April 8, 2026

Drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. has a keen eye and ear for talent, which is obvious from the first notes of Around the World with U, his second recording as leader of the Art Blakey-style quintet, Generation Y. When marshaling the ensemble, Owens chose his teammates with care, and they repay his confidence by producing a splendid ...

How To Bring Millennials to Jazz

by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
October 8, 2019

Fifty-two Augusts ago this year, Your Own Personal Genius was born to a pair of West Virginia hillbillies squarely at the onset of what would become known several decades later as Generation X. True to form, I have long embodied that curious mix of ennui and incredulity for which we Gen Xers are known. I have ...

Generation Y

March 22, 2013

Album: The Bespoke Man's Narrative
By Aaron Diehl
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2013
Duration: 6:54