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Gerald Clayton Trio @ Village Vanguard
Blizzard be damned! Tonight, I'll be at the Village Vanguard to help put together WBGOs live broadcast of the Gerald Clayton Trio featuring Joe Sanders on bass and Justin Brown on drums at 9 pm . If you're snowed in (or just far away) you can check it out on our live audio/video stream and chat ...
Jazz and Writing: A Unified Theory?
In my Sunday afternoon jazz internet perusal, I found a couple of interesting links that are worth sharing. Theyre both related to my own personal search for self-expression both through music and writing. First was this insightful manifesto from Chris Kelsey (from whom I borrowed the awesome image to your right.) Chris offers a definition of ...
Reading "New Orleans Style and the Writing of American Jazz History"
New Orleans Style and the Writing of American Jazz History by Bruce Boyd Raeburn As I mentioned earlier, the year 2010 will see me delving deeply into the still-emerging field of jazz academia. As a part of that process, Im going to be reading a lot of books and articles. Furthermore, I am going to be ...
Django Reinhardt: Less Gypsy, More Jazz
To celebrate Django Reinhardt's 100th birthday this past Saturday, I am pleased to bring my friend Paul Brady on board to write the first guest column for Lubricity! Paul is an expert on all things Django: he is currently completing his M.A. in Jazz History and Research at Rutgers University, where he has written a thesis ...
Jack Teagarden Documentary on Youtube
Michael Steinman over at Jazz Lives has some great news: a documentary film on the life of Jack Teagarden is now being posted to YouTube by jazz scholar Enrico Borsetti. Check it out over at Jazz Lives theres lots of fascinating stuff there. Parts 1 and 2 have been posted and cover Teagardens life and career ...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Has a Dream for Jazz
Today we celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King displayed a deep appreciation for jazz and understood its symbolic role in the struggle for civil rights. In honor of his memory, allow me to share one of my favorite jazz-related quotes, courtesy of Dr. King: Now, jazz is exported to the ...
The Jazz Community is Bigger Than You Think
Over at A Blog Supreme, Patrick Jarenwattananon has a beautifully-articulated essay that really sums up my thoughts about this weekend, and my hope for the future of jazz. Between carving my way through the Winter JazzFest, discussing the future of jazz at the Jazz Journalists Association mini-conference, digging Conrad Herwigs Latin Side All-Stars at the Blue ...
2009: My Year in Jazz
This year has blessed me with a series of steps forward for which I am very grateful, many of them related to my work in jazz documented here from May through September. I thought that a look back at this past year, the first in which I have really found a home in the jazz community, ...
Two Nights, 11 Bands at NYC Winter Jazzfest (Part 2: Saturday)
I'm finally starting to recover from my weekend of extreme jazz consumption at the 2010 NYC Winter JazzFest. For some initial thoughts and a recap of my Day One experience on Friday, click here. For some other excellent Winter JazzFest recaps, check out Ben Ratliff, Nate Chinen, Ben Allison, Jacob Teichroew and Hank Shteamer. Having attended ...
Two Nights, 11 Bands at the NYC Winter Jazzfest (Part 1: Friday)
New York City's only jazz festival has come and gone, and I was there. So were a LOT of other people. My one-word impression: wow. For a comprehensive and well-written account of the two-night jazz extravaganza, check out Ben Ratliff's review for the New York Times. Nate Chinen, Ben Allison, Jacob Teichroew and Hank Shteamer also ...
