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Article: Live Review

Big Ears Festival 2024

by Mark Sullivan
April 1, 2024

Big Ears Festival Knoxville, TN March 21-24, 2024 After last year's triumphant tenth anniversary, the festival returned with the slogan “The adventure continues." The iconic and influential Nonesuch Records' 60th anniversary was celebrated with performances by Brad Mehldau, Caroline Shaw, Darcy James Argue, Mary Halvorson, Davóne Tines, Sam Amidon, Hurray for the ...

Article: Rising Stars

Introducing Pianist Esteban Castro

by Sanford Josephson
April 1, 2024

Esteban Castro's parents gave him a toy piano when he was three years old. “I would just kind of gravitate toward it a lot," he recalled. “When I was four, they rented a piano and started getting me lessons. I got into jazz because I would really enjoy improvising and composing when I started playing. I ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Sarah Vaughan Centennial, New Releases By Monty Alexander, Martin Budde, Danae Olano, Kelly Green & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
April 1, 2024

Women's History Month continues with new releases from Monty Alexander, Martin Budde, Danae Olano, Allison Adams Tucker and Kelly Green, with birthday shoutouts to Deanna Witkowski, Eliane Elias, Marian McPartland, Sarah Vaughan (100!), Meredith d'Ambrosio, Miki Yamanaka, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Virginia Schenck, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by ...

Article: Live Review

Weather Bird: Sullivan Fortner and Ambrose Akinmusire at Rackham Auditorium

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 31, 2024

Weather Bird: Sullivan Fortner and Ambrose Akinmusire Rackham Auditorium 27th Performance of the UMS 145th Annual Season Ann Arbor, MI March 22, 2024 When it comes to its annual concert series, Ann Arbor's University Musical Society utilizes Hill Auditorium and the Michigan Theater as the venues for the majority of ...

News: Recording

Santana Drum Legend Michael Shrieve To Release New Album 'Drums Of Compassion' on May 24, 2024

March 30, 2024

Legendary drummer Michael Shrieve announces the much-anticipated release of his album, Drums of Compassion, set to drop on May 24, 2024 on Trey Gunn’s innovative label, 7D Media. This album is a testament to Shrieve’s artistic journey, encapsulating over fifty years of musical exploration and collaboration with some of the most revered names in the industry. ...

News: Recording

Guitarist Bobby Broom Serves Up A Platter Of Spicy Organ Jazz With 'Jamalot,' Set For May 24 Release By Steele Records

March 27, 2024

Acclaimed guitarist Bobby Broom makes a welcome return to one of his longtime favorite formats—the jazz organ trio—with Jamalot,a live albumand the second by his Organi-Sation,to be released May 24 on Steele Records. While the trio (which also features organist Ben Paterson and drummer Kobie Watkins) debuted on record with 2018’s Soul Fingers, they have been ...

Article: Live Review

The Cookers at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley

by Jack Gold-Molina
March 26, 2024

The Cookers Dimitriou's Jazz Alley Seattle, Washington February 21, 2024 Veteran players The Cookers brought their long-established brand of avant-bop jazz to Dimitriou's Jazz Alley in Seattle. The personnel included David Weiss and Eddie Henderson playing trumpet, alto saxophonist Donald Harrison, tenor saxophonist Craig Handy, pianist George Cables, Cecil McBee playing ...

News: Festival

New York City Braces For The Electrifying Inaugural Guitar Masters Festival

March 26, 2024

Music lovers and guitar enthusiasts, prepare to be enthralled! The inaugural Guitar Masters Festival descends upon New York City from April 25th to 29th, 2024, promising an unforgettable celebration of the six-string. “This festival is a dream come true for guitar enthusiasts. We're bringing together some of the most incredible talents in the guitar world for ...

Article: Live Review

Jair-Rohm Parker Wells at Perkins Center for the Arts

by Elizabeth Millar
March 25, 2024

Jair-Rohm Parker Wells Perkins Center for the Arts Moorestown, NJ March 8, 2024 Perkins Center for the Arts, a 1910 historic Tudor home in Moorestown, New Jersey, provided an intimate setting for Jersey bassist Jair-Rohm Parker Wells on March 8th. The home exudes charm including the faux fireplace in the main ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases By Fay Victor, Taylor Eigsti, Birthday Shoutouts To Shirley Scott, Jessica Williams & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 25, 2024

This broadcast includes new releases from Lauren White, Cliff Beach, Marta Karassawa, Fay Victor, Taylor Eigsti and Jane Scheckter, with birthday shoutouts to Noriko Ueda, Shirley Scott, Nicole Henry, Jane Irving, Mark Murphy, Giorgia Hannoush, Jessica Williams, Bobby McFerrin and Marilyn Harris, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by seeing ...