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Article: In Pictures

Lucinda Williams At Stern Grove 2024

by Walter Atkins
August 31, 2024

On Sunday August 18, 2024, the 87th San Francisco Stern Grove Festival continued its summer Series with the popular Lucinda Williams. Williams and her crack band dazzled the Stern Grove crowd on an uncharacteristically warm Sunday afternoon. Her country, bluesy storytelling songs along with accompanying anecdotes made for an entertaining close to the weekend. Singer / ...

Article: Play This!

Bill Charlap Trio: The Man I Love

by John Chacona
August 30, 2024

Fellow geezers might remember how, in an item describing the atmosphere at New York City's fabled Rainbow Room, The New Yorker's Goings On About Town section sniffed “where a club soda costs about ten dollars," or words to that effect. The Rockefeller Center boîte is no longer open to the public and the Goings On section ...

News: Recording

Jazz & Blues Revue Featuring George Kahn Unveils Holiday Magic With New Album 'Holiday Soirée'

August 30, 2024

Jazz & Blues Revue Featuring George Kahn Unveils Holiday Magic with New Album “Holiday Soirée” Los Angeles, CA – August 30, 2024 – As the holiday season approaches, the George Kahn = 1250 Jazz & Blues Revue is ready to light up your celebrations with their latest release, Holiday Soirée. This collection of twelve tracks is ...

Article: Live Review

San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2024

by Walter Atkins
August 29, 2024

San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2024 San Jose, CAAugust 9 through August 11, 2024 San Jose Jazz's Summer Fest 2024 was a high-octane weekend of top-flight musicians and artists covering the full spectrum of melodic sounds, in a friendly and accessible location in downtown San Jose. SJJSF 2024 featured multiple outdoor and ...

News: Recording

Acclaimed Bay Area Saxophonist Dann Zinn Marks A Bold New Creative Direction With 'Two Roads,' To Be Released October 4 On Ridgeway Records

August 29, 2024

Tenor saxophonist Dann Zinn named Two Roads—his sixth album, set for an October 4 release on Ridgeway Records—for the words of poet Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken.” Like the poem’s narrator, Zinn stares down a fork in the road, faced with a choice that will make all the difference. Backing him on this expedition through ...

Article: Building a Jazz Library

David Bowie Jazzed: Ten Essential Bowie Covers

by Ian Patterson
August 28, 2024

One of the measures of a great artist is the number of covers they have inspired. Covers of David Bowie songs are not in short supply; Blondie, The White Stripes, The Cure, Philip Glass, Nirvana, Bauhaus, The Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, to name just a handful, have all paid homage to ...

Article: Live Review

New World Ensemble and the Jump Ensemble at Couth Buzzard Books & Community

by Bruce Greeley
August 28, 2024

New World Ensemble / Jump Ensemble Couth Buzzard Books & Community Seattle, WA March 1, 2024 For a number of years now, some of the most creative and interesting music in Seattle has been coming out of the fairly unassuming Couth Buzzard bookstore on north Greenwood the first Friday of every ...

News: Recording

Donny Time: The Music Of Don DePalma - September 27th Release!

August 28, 2024

Donny Time: The Music of Don DePalma is a tribute album shining light on the legendary pianist from Hartford, Connecticut. The majority of the album was recorded after Don’s passing due to Covid in May of 2021. It features an all-star line up, all former band mates of Don, playing their hearts out on Don’s original ...

Article: Play This!

Remembering Russell Malone: Black Butterfly

by Ian Patterson
August 27, 2024

Russell Malone (November 8, 1963-August 23, 2024) was a tasteful guitarist of the Wes Montgomery school who made his start in the band of organist Jimmy Smith in 1988. Born in Albany, Georgia, Malone was influenced by the gospel, country and blues that surrounded him. Best known for his 25-year association with Diana Krall, Malone also ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Marwan Allam's Bab Bhar: The Travelling Tale Of Tunis

by Ngwako Malakalaka
August 27, 2024

Marwan Allam's debut Bab Bhar combines Arabic, North African and Andalusian forms with modern jazz, to create a synthesis that sets the musical languages of the traditional, within the framework of the new. The album is named after the gate that connects the old and new cities of Tunis, and Allam's compositions build a bridge ...