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February 28 WRTI Panel Discussion Anticipates Celebration Of Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, And Sun Ra

February 22, 2014

On the evening of Thursday, February 21, as a prelude to an upcoming concert series, J. Michael Harrison, host of the long-running multi-genre program “The Bridge” on radio station WRTI-FM, taped a rich and provocative discussion of the innovative contributions of jazz icons Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, and Sun Ra. These three key figures in the ...

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Studio A Sessions Begin This September!

August 29, 2013

Todd Horton's Soulsearch Music with Ill Eagle Productions will present a series of special concert events, called “Studio A Sessions", once a month, beginning this September at Studio A Philly, located in South Philadelphia. These events will be filmed and recorded for future broadcast. Each concert will feature an artist of exceptional talent and virtuosity. Their ...

Article: Interview

Christy Doran: New Bag, New Tricks

by Ian Patterson
June 10, 2013

The opening concert at the 14th Bray Jazz Festival in May, just half an hour outside Dublin in County Wicklow, was something of a homecoming gig for Irish guitarist Christy Doran and his quartet New Bag. Doran was born 63 years ago, just a few short miles down the road from Bray, in Greystones, though at ...

Article: Live Review

Bray Jazz Festival 2013

by Ian Patterson
May 18, 2013

Bray Jazz FestivalBray, County WicklowIrelandMay 3-5, 2013 For many years, the picturesque town of Bray's main claim to fame has been that it's the oldest inhabited seaside town in Ireland. That is, it was the main claim to fame until Bray local lass Katie Taylor won boxing gold at the 2012 ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Vernon Reid, G. Calvin Weston Free Form Funky Freqs Cd Release Concert At World Cafe Live

May 9, 2013

Free Form Funky Freqs present their latest release Bon Vivant and Jamaaladeen Tacuma honors his mentors at WXPN's World Cafe Live Philadelphia (Upstairs) Saturday June 8th 2013, Doors 8pm FREE FORM FUNKY FREQS The Bon Vivant Jamaaladeen Tacuma: Bass Vernon Reid: Guitars G. Calvin Weston: Drums The birth of the ...

Article: Interview

Jef Lee Johnson: It's Been So Long Since I've Seen with My Eyes

by Phil DiPietro
February 1, 2013

[ Editor's Note: This 2002 article was republished in memory of Jef Lee Johnson who died at age 54 on January 28, 2013. ]Jef Lee Johnson is a true American original and a true American gift to the musical world. Guys like Jef are the embodiment of every reason to use the phrase, “He's ...

Article: Interview

Ron Miles: Jazz Gentleman, Part 2

by Florence Wetzel
July 17, 2012

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 [Editor's Note: The second part of Florence Wetzel's extensive interview with Ron Miles covers the Colorado-based trumpeter's early performance years, and begins a chronological look at all of his solo releases, beginning with Distance for Safety (Prolific Records, 1987) and concluding with Heaven (Sterling Circle, 2002), ...

Article: Album Review

Todd Bishop Group: Little Played Little Bird

Read "Little Played Little Bird" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
April 17, 2012

Fans of alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman have had to sit through a long wait since the free jazz pioneer's last recording, Sound Grammar (Sound Grammar Records, 2006), a marvelous set that garnered the artist a Pulitzer Prize. Those fans are still waiting, though the iconic jazz man has teased them with his bits and pieces (non-album ...

Album

For the Love of Ornette

By Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Label: Jam All Productions
Released: 2011
Track listing: Journey; For the Love of Ornette; For the Love of Ornette: East Wind, Movement 1; For the Love of Ornette: Drum & Space, Movement 2; Tacuma Song; For the Love of Ornette: Fort Worth Funky Stomp, Movement 3; Tacuma Song: Celestial Conversations, Movement 1; Tacuma Song: Vibe on This OC, Movement 2; Tacuma Song: Celebration on Prince Street, Movement 3.

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Thirsty Ear at Stone Curated by Peter Gordon: October 1-15

September 28, 2011

In 1990, Thirsty Ear made its emergence as a record label of its own, quickly accelerating its position and becoming one of the top alternative independent labels within the U.S. music industry. Since its beginning in 2000, the story of the Blue Series has been one of focused, organic evolution. From free jazz masters, legends in ...