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He saw the birth of rock and roll and though he's too much of a gentleman to say it, his role in helping to keep that rebellious child healthy is more than just instrumental. On May 26, 1940, Mark Lavon Helm was the second of four children born to Nell and Diamond Helm in Elaine, Arkansas. Diamond was a cotton farmer who entertained occasionally as a musician. The Helm's loved music and often sang together. They listened to The Grand Ole Opry and Sonny Boy Williamson and his King Biscuit Entertainers regularly on the radio. A favorite family pastime was attending traveling music shows in the area

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Article: Live Review

Sexmob at Joe Henderson Lab

Read "Sexmob at Joe Henderson Lab" reviewed by Steven Roby


Sexmob Joe Henderson Lab San Francisco, California July 16, 2026  The opening night of a four-night, eight-show run can be an awkward proposition, especially when the band has just returned from an overseas tour. Before the first note at Thursday's performance in the Joe Henderson Lab, Steven Bernstein, Sexmob's founder and ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Steven Bernstein: The Trumpet's Blank Slate

Read "Steven Bernstein: The Trumpet's Blank Slate" reviewed by Lawrence Peryer


This week we're putting The Tonearm's needle on trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Steven Bernstein.Amongst his many activities, Steven leads Sexmob and the Millennial Territory Orchestra and serves as Laurie Anderson's musical director. He's out now with an entwined set of albums. ResoNation Trio (Royal Potato Family, 2026) pares him down to valve trumpet, bass, ...

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Article: Album Review

Steven Bernstein: ResoNation Trio/Ultra Resonance

Read "ResoNation Trio/Ultra Resonance" reviewed by Doug Collette


Rightfully described as a thinking (wo)man's jazz musician, trumpeter-composer-bandleader Steven Bernstein makes deeply cerebral music no matter whether with his own ensembles such as Sex Mob and Millennial Territory Orchestra or in heady collaborations with other artists such The Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey (see Race Riot Suite (Royal Potato Family, 2011)).  In fact, the ...

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Article: Album Review

Alexis P. Suter Band: Just Stay Live, featuring Garth Hudson, Recorded Live at the Falcon

Read "Just Stay Live, featuring Garth Hudson, Recorded Live at the Falcon" reviewed by Doug Collette


With the late Garth Hudson's photo on such prominent display in Debra Clark's graphic design for Just Stay Live, featuring Garth Hudson, Recorded Live at the Falcon, the participation of the brilliant multi-instrumentalist of The Band threatens to overshadow the other attributes of Just Stay Live, most conspicuous of which is the courageous choice of material.  ...

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Article: Live Review

Downtown Tacoma Blues And Jazz Festival 2025

Read "Downtown Tacoma Blues And Jazz Festival 2025" reviewed by Geoff Anderson


Downtown Tacoma Blues and Jazz Festival Tacoma, Washington August 24, 2025 .Tacoma, Washington held its first annual Downtown Tacoma Blues and Jazz Festival on August 24, 2025, with a first-class lineup of new blues players, veterans and some in between. And it was free. For each band, the leader's name ...

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Article: Album Review

Clarence Penn: Behind the Voice

Read "Behind the Voice" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Drummer Clarence Penn, a serious force on the scene for more than three decades, has worked with a who's who of vocalists--Betty Carter, Kandace Springs, Luciana Souza, Kate McGarry, Nellie McKay, Claudia Acuña, Paula Cole, Melissa Walker and Nneena Freelon, to name just a few. He knows more than a thing or two about history and ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Book of Queens

Read "Book of Queens" reviewed by Doug Collette


Released in 2023 with next to no fanfare, the very gestation of the Eric Krasno/Stanton Moore Project's first effort carries a cachet all its own. Recorded at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, New York, and mixed by Jim Scott (Tedeschi Trucks Band, Wilco), Book of Queens is tribute to women in music wherein the nine covers ...

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Article: Live Review

Big Ears Festival 2024

Read "Big Ears Festival 2024" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


Big Ears Festival Knoxville, TN March 21-24, 2024 After last year's triumphant tenth anniversary, the festival returned with the slogan “The adventure continues." The iconic and influential Nonesuch Records' 60th anniversary was celebrated with performances by Brad Mehldau, Caroline Shaw, Darcy James Argue, Mary Halvorson, Davóne Tines, Sam Amidon, Hurray for the ...

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Article: Live Review

Darcy James Argue's Secret Society at The Jazz Gallery

Read "Darcy James Argue's Secret Society at The Jazz Gallery" reviewed by Paul Reynolds


Darcy James Argue's Secret Society Jazz Gallery New York, NYJanuary 12, 2024 One of last year's most acclaimed jazz albums became an early contender for a standout show of 2024 when Darcy James Argue brought his 20-piece Secret Society to Manhattan's cozy Jazz Gallery to showcase Dynamic Maximum Tension. The hourlong ...


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