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Jhelisa Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of Genre-bending Debut Album 'Galactica Rush'

September 26, 2024

Celebrating exactly 30 years to the date today since the release of her acclaimed debut album Galactica Rush, Jhelisa has released a newly remastered version of the full record for the momentous anniversary. Hailed as “a potent brew of jazz, funk and soul, with style and substance” by i-D Magazine when it first arrived, the genre-bending ...

John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman

by Ian Patterson
September 23, 2024

When little in the world seems to make much sense anymore, when all the noise, turmoil and strife is getting to be too much, there can be no better medicine than beautiful music to soothe the troubled mind. The pairing of tenor saxophonist John Coltrane and baritone singer Johnny Hartman might have seemed like a left-field ...

Marie Goudy's Paloma Sky, Gino Amato, Caroline Davis, The Danish Radio Big Band and Kurt Elling New Releases

by Mary Foster Conklin
September 23, 2024

This broadcast includes new releases from Marie Goudy's Paloma Sky, Gino Amato, Caroline Davis, April Aloisio & Joanie Pallatto, The Danish Radio Big Band and Kurt Elling, with birthday shoutouts to composer Doris Tauber (Them There Eyes, Drinkin Again), Helen Sung, Bobby Short (100), Wesla Whitfield, Amy Winehouse, Lorraine Feather, Champian Fulton and Maria Muldaur, among ...

Eric Person, Charlie Hunter, Wayne Shorter & Rachel Z

by Joe Dimino
September 22, 2024

Full of soul and gusto, we begin the 872nd Episode of Neon Jazz with keyboardist Rachel Z and music from her 2003 album First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. From there, we hear from her hero in the legendary Wayne Shorter. As we move on, there's a host of new music from past Neon Jazz ...

Brad Mindich: The Art and Craft of Archiving Stardom

by Lawrence Peryer
September 21, 2024

Today, the Spotlight shines On Brad Mindich, an entrepreneur who works directly with artists, athletes, and others in music, culture, and sports to expand their legacies and create powerful connections with their fans.Brad currently does this work as the founder and CEO of Inveniem/Definitive Authentic, which helps its clients organize, catalog, present, and oftentimes ...

Julian Lage at Club Hancher

by Joshua Weiner
September 20, 2024

Julian Lage TrioClub Hancher at Hancher Auditorium Iowa City, IA September 15, 2024 The gorgeous new Hancher Auditorium, rebuilt in 2016 following severe flood damage to the original building in 2008, is situated on the campus of The University of Iowa. While the large Hadley Stage auditorium seats 1,800 and ...

Swing Bands

by Monk Rowe
September 20, 2024

The 20th Anniversary DC JazzFest

by Jerome Wilson
September 19, 2024

2024 DC JazzFest Potomac Riverfront Washington, DC August 31 to September 1, 2024 Being the birthplace of Duke Ellington among other things, Washington, DC has had a long tradition as a hotbed for jazz, and been the site of several ambitious jazz festivals over the years. The most prominent one currently ...

Bill Charlap Trio at Music Mountain

by Steve Blomgren
September 18, 2024

Bill Charlap Trio Music Mountain Falls Village, CT August 24, 2024 At Music Mountain, in Falls Village, CT, the Bill Charlap Trio played a memorable set to a near-capacity crowd one late August evening. The group was in fine fettle as it worked through a set list heavy on Broadway classics ...

IAJE 2002 in Long Beach: Booth Photos

by Michael Ricci
January 18, 2002

This IAJE 2002-related post was lost then later found as a static HTML page and we wanted to archive it before it went missing again. All About Jazz and Jazz Steps shared booth #419 at the 2002 International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) conference. Included below are photos (with original captions) of yours truly ...