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Article: Live Review

45th Annual Tri-C JazzFest

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 12, 2024

45th Annual Tri-C JazzFest Playhouse Square Cleveland, Ohio June 20-22, 2024 It has become somewhat of a reoccurring quip on social media to lament that so many so-called jazz festivals have booked acts that stray far from the jazz genre to keep these events afloat financially. Cleveland's Tri-C JazzFest has certainly ...

News: Music Industry

Son Brings Father's Promised Melody to Fruition

July 11, 2024

The song “In the Autumn Years" is the title track of a new album being released this Monday by Soaring Music Publications. “In the Autumn Years" is a 70-year-old melody written by Charles Nathan. Charles was recognized in 1953 by BMI with a Certificate of Achievement for the “great national popularity" of his melody from “Say ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Bassist / Composer Andrew Vogt

by AAJ Staff
July 10, 2024

Meet Andrew Vogt Chicago-based bassist/composer Andrew Vogt has written original pieces and arrangements for the all-female led ATLYS String Quartet, EDM artist Seven Lions, '80s hit machine Tom Kelly and electric jazz ensemble Bonzo Squad. As a sideman, he has worked with jazz legends such as Randy Brecker, Bob Reynolds, Ernie Watts and Donny McCaslin as ...

Article: Profile

Benny Jones: Jazz History & More

by Thomas Cole
July 9, 2024

I was born and raised in the 6th Ward, which is called Tremé these days but these days I live near the Fairgrounds. My father was in the Eureka Brass Band and was very good friends with bot the Humphrey brothers--Willie and Percy. They had all played in different bands together as well as at Preservation ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Doodlebug from Digable Planets: Now and Then

by Steven Roby
July 9, 2024

The interview features Craig Irwin, also known as Doodlebug, from the pioneering hip-hop trio Digable Planets. The conversation begins with a discussion about the group's influential debut single, “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)," and the creative process behind it, highlighting the group's innovative use of samples and their advantageous track development. Doodlebug shares insights into ...

News: Recording

Bassist Yosef Gutman Levitt Features Masterful Guitarist Gilad Hekselman On The Rapturously Melodic 'Why Ten?'

July 9, 2024

In what promises to be a prolific 2024 for the recently formed Soul Song Records, bassist and composer Yosef Gutman Levitt is proud to announce the release of Why Ten? featuring one of the world’s finest jazz guitarists, the renowned Gilad Hekselman. Why Ten? follows up Levitt’s captivating 2023 release Soul Song, an inspired outing with ...

Article: Chats with Cats

The Archive Curator: Judith Korey

by B.D. Lenz
July 8, 2024

As jazz moves headlong into the future it becomes even more important to document its rich past. The development of this art form is a mirror to the development of the culture from which it comes and its origins provide an important insight into the current state of both. Thankfully, there are places dedicated ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases By Tardo Hammer, Michelle Nicolle, April Varner, Karen Mack, Sweet Megg; Remembering Angela Bofill & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
July 8, 2024

This broadcast includes new releases from Tardo Hammer, Michelle Nicolle, April Varner, Karen Mack and Sweet Megg, with birthday shoutouts to writer Joan Whitney (Candy, Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens), Lena Horne, Tierney Sutton, Madeline Eastman, Jocelyn Barth, Erica Seguine and Queen Esther, among others plus a remembrance for the legendary Angela Bofill. Happy listening ...

News: Event

Youth Trumpet Scholars Inaugural Event For So Cal Student Musicians, September 21-22, 2024

July 8, 2024

Student Musicians to Perform with, Attend Master Classes with World-Renowned Trumpeters Wayne Bergeron, Andrea Giuffredi & Alex Sipiagin! On September 21 and 22, local area trumpet students will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform onstage and attend highly-involved Master Classes with trumpet legends, Wayne Bergeron, jazz artist Alex Sipiagin, virtuoso Andrea Giuffredi and the entire Grammy-winning ...

Article: Live Review

Samara Joy at The Carver

by Katchie Cartwright
July 7, 2024

Samara Joy The Carver Community Cultural Center Jo Long Theatre San Antonio, Texas June 1, 2024 Samara Joy, 24, describes herself as a rookie despite her numerous awards, including three Grammys and the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, not to mention her acclaimed recordings as a leader, all ...