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News: Advocacy

Free Online Support Group For Jazz Musicians Struggling With COVID-19-Related Stresses

June 28, 2020

Announcing a free online support group for jazz musicians struggling with the financial, family, and other COVID-19-related stresses. The group will meet at a time that is mutually convenient and run for an hour over ZOOM. The group will meet for 4 consecutive weeks with the possibility of continuing after that if there is a consensus ...

News: Recording

Raices Jazz Orchestra Released May 22 Featuring Tony Succar And Pablo Gil!

May 24, 2020

The First Album from multi-Latin Grammy winning producer Tony Succar and Dr. Pablo Gil's Latin big band is available now! Moved by the love of big band and their passion to express their Latin roots, Tony Succar and Pablo Gil have created Raices Jazz Orchestra (RJO), a crossover powerhouse based in South Florida. RJO's self-titled first ...

News: Performance / Tour

Cristina Morrison launches the first edition of the Galapagos Music Fest

May 23, 2020

New York based American-Ecuadorean singer & actor Cristina Morrison, went back to Ecuador in December to spend some time there and develop new projects but since March she has been caught living under a strict COVID-19 country lock-down installed by the government, including a curfew which starts daily at 2pm. As the whole country lives this, ...

Article: Interview

Matthew Shipp: Poetic Connection

by Seton Hawkins
May 21, 2020

It is difficult to describe the impact of pianist and composer Matthew Shipp without descending into hyperbole. A core figure in the now-legendary David S. Ware Quartet, a bandleader with a staggering recording output, a groundbreaking curator for the influential Blues Series of Thirsty Ear Records, Matthew Shipp has also more recently broken new ...

Article: Interview

Michelle Lordi: Career Evolution

by R.J. DeLuke
May 12, 2020

Some artists are blessed to be born into situations where opportunities are at the ready. Education and training are easily obtainable. Maybe they have connections to the professional world, via their lineage or other friends. Even so, it's still up to them to produce and deal with the inevitable vagaries of their choice to pursue music ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

I'm Gonna Go Fishin' on a Sunday Afternoon

by Mary Foster Conklin
May 11, 2020

A new month begins with recent releases from the Cory Weeds Quartet and vocalist Naama Gheber, with birthday shoutouts to Duke Ellington and Judy Collins in the first hour, followed by pianists Blossom Dearie, Shirley Horn and Connie Crothers (pictured). Thanks for your continued support and please support the artists you hear on this broadcast and ...

Article: In Pictures

Steve Davis at the Attucks Jazz Club

by Mark Robbins
April 28, 2020

Jackie McLean nicknamed trombonist Steve Davis Stevie-D. McLean got him his first major gig in New York with Art Blakey and Davis hasn't slowed down yet. With 20 albums as leader and over 100 as sideman to such giants as Chick Corea, Horace Silver, Jackie McLean, Freddie Hubbard, and too many more to mention, his performance ...

News: Award / Grant

Artist Relief - Coronavirus - Americans For The Arts

April 22, 2020

To support artists during the COVID-19 crisis, a coalition of national arts grantmakers have come together to create an emergency initiative to offer financial and informational resources to artists across the United States. Artist Relief will distribute $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19; serve as an ongoing informational resource; and co-launch ...

Article: In Pictures

Unfiltered: The Tyshawn Sorey Sextet at the Jazz Gallery

by Dave Kaufman
April 22, 2020

The Jazz Gallery in New York City is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. It's a great room to listen to music and is also photographer friendly. The Gallery is known for paying homage to jazz greats but is perhaps best known for its commitment to supporting young musicians. It also provides a space for musical artists ...

Article: SoCal Jazz

Alice Soyer: A Tale of Two Wings

by Jim Worsley
April 20, 2020

To think of Alice Soyer is to immediately get in touch with your feelings. Soyer is a most accomplished composer, pianist, and vocalist, who also brilliantly shares her distinct impressions through her drawings and paintings. Born and raised just outside of Paris, Soyer's art, in any form, denotes the cherished moments and adventures of her life ...