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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Greg Lisher: From Camper Van To Circuitry Man

by Lawrence Peryer
February 22, 2025

Today, the Spotlight shines On Greg Lisher, a guitarist best known for alternative rock who has leaned hard into electronic music. Greg made his name playing with Camper Van Beethoven and Monks of Doom, but during the pandemic, he sat down at a keyboard and started exploring new sonic territory. The result ...

News: Event

BackRhoades Productions Presents: The Altadena Aftermath Benefit Concert—A Night of Music for a Cause on Thursday, February 27, 2025

February 20, 2025

This live and in-person event will be hosted at the Gardena Cinema Theater, 14948 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena, CA 90249. Showtime is from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM Admission $30. The livestream is $10. BackRhoades Productions | EventBrite The Eaton Canyon fire disaster has left many Altadena families in dire need of assistance. In response, BackRhoades ...

News: Recording

Clarinetist Adrian Galante Declares His Arrival In The Jazz World With 'Introducing Adrian Galante,' Set For April 25 Release On Zoho Music

February 21, 2025

Adrian Galante offers up his wide-open, highly expressive clarinet sound to the world with the April 25 release of Introducing Adrian Galante (Zoho Music). The 28-year-old Australian-born musician engages with an ace Los Angeles–based quintet that includes pianist Tamir Hendelman, guitarist Larry Koonse, bassist Alex Frank, and drummer Joe La Barbera on a program of eight ...

Article: So You Don't Like Jazz

Don't Like Jazz? Give Me Six Minutes And Forty-Two Seconds

by Frank Housh
February 20, 2025

Don't like jazz? I think I understand. For many, jazz seems hyper-intellectual and inaccessible and, to be fair, it too often is. At its best, however, jazz represents the heart of the creative instinct; it began by taking popular songs and changing their harmony and melodies. This “variations on a theme" is nothing new. ...

Article: Live Review

Mark Rapp Group At The Jazz Corner

by Gloria Krolak
February 20, 2025

Mark Rapp Group The Jazz Corner Hilton Head Island, SC January 31, 2025 It was not a Tuesday and it was a full month before Ash Wednesday, the start of the Christian observance of Lent, but it felt like Mardi Gras at The Jazz Corner on Hilton Head Island. Colorful ...

News: Music Industry

José Ignacio Santos: Crafting Melodies Beyond Borders

February 20, 2025

In the vibrant tapestry of contemporary classical and jazz music, few figures shine as brightly as Jose Ignacio Santos , a 31-year-old woodwind virtuoso from the Dominican Republic. As chronicled here by Laura D. Recio, Santos’s musical journey is a testament to talent, perseverance, and the transcendent power of curiosity. A self-taught prodigy hailing from the ...

Article: Big Band in the Sky

Unforgettable Bob Perkins’ Backstory: How The Content of His Character Stamped Him In Our Memory

by Victor L. Schermer
February 19, 2025

On Sunday, January 19, 2025, WRTI Jazz Radio icon Bob Perkins passed away in the early hours of the morning, at age 91, at Jefferson Abington Hospital, near where he lived for many years with his wife, Dr. Sheila K. Perkins. He will always be remembered for his decades-long work as a radio broadcaster and as ...

News: Contest

7 Virtual Jazz Club’s Contest 11th Edition – Live Round

February 19, 2025

The jury has decided and we are proud to present the semifinalists (in alphabetical order) of the 7 Virtual Jazz Club’s Contest 11th Edition: Over 30 Category Aleksandra Kutrzepa – Atacama (Poland) Andrew Van Tassel Quartet—On The Up (USA) Dominik Kisiel – Exploration (Poland) Gabriele Di Franco—Dopo Tutto (Belgium) Jan Maksimowics & ...

News: Education

Eastman School of Music Announces Two Jazz Faculty Hires and an Endowed Concert Series

February 19, 2025

Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, is proud to share two new faculty hires in the Jazz & Contemporary Media (JCM) department, as well as a newly endowed concerts series, all serving to enhance the stellar reputation and offerings of Eastman jazz. Appointed to begin the 2025-26 academic year, Otis Brown III is ...

Article: Live Review

Ranky Tanky with Ms. Lisa Fischer at the Carver

by Katchie Cartwright
February 18, 2025

Ranky Tanky with Ms. Lisa Fischer The Carver Community Cultural Center Jo Long Theatre San Antonio January 17 Some shows stick with you. Not that anyone remembers every note, every word, every move, but an ineffable feeling lingers. Maya Angelou said it: “People will forget what you said, ...