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Interview With Jazz Singer MaryLynn Gillaspie

by Steven Roby
September 15, 2023

This episode of Backstage Jazz features an interview with MaryLynn Gillaspie, a founding member of the Grammy-nominated vocal jazz group Rare Silk. Rare Silk started in Boulder, CO. Their first album, New Weave, flew to the top of the Billboard Jazz charts and received two Grammy nominations. MaryLynn and the group toured the world ...

Backgrounder: Dave Pike - Bossa Nova Carnival

September 15, 2023

Dave Pike is little known today but back in the early 1960s, he was a hip up-and-coming vibraphonist with enormous promise. He wasn't quite Gary Burton or Bobby Hutcherson, but he had a strong following and made great records. Pike had a cool, beat approach on the vibes and his playing taste was sophisticated and hip. ...

John Zorn at 70 at Great American Music Hall

by Roy Strassman
September 14, 2023

Zorn at 70 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA August 30-September 3, 2023 Day One, August 30, 2023 “Breaking Ground" with John Medeski and Dave Lombardo Last night, the intergalactic Starship John Zorn descended from New York into San Francisco for a five- night residency at San Francisco's ...

Resonance Records New Release Featuring Brazilian Legend Ivan Lins With A Symphony Orchestra Out September 15

September 14, 2023

Ivan Lins is one of the most treasured and recorded Brazilian composers in the world and a melodist with few equals. The winner of four Latin Grammy Awards, Lins has recorded nearly fifty albums since 1970; they contain countless songs, notably “Madalena” and “Começar de Novo” (To Begin Again), that have become standards in his country. ...

The Brighton Beat at The Peekskill Brewery

by Mike Jurkovic
September 13, 2023

The Brighton Beat Peekskill Brewery Peekskill, NY August 26, 2023 Seemingly never at a loss for a full bore groove or a reason to shake the dust up on the dance floor, the Brighton Beat--a full tilt band of eleven: five horns, two guitars, bass, drums, and two percussionists--took this riverside ...

Announcing The 12th Annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival Presented By The New Jersey Performing Arts Center November 3-19, 2023

September 13, 2023

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced the line-up of the highly anticipated 12th annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival, running from November 3-19, 2023. This year’s program showcases both legendary and emerging artists exploring jazz through the lens of Afrofuturism, Latin music, dance, soul, and more. Presented by way of unique genre-crossing collaborative ...

Sosala 30 Years Ago: No-wave Improv With Powerful Messages

September 13, 2023

SoSaLa has released a retrospective recording which looks back to 1993; when music was made at a special time and with special musicians. For fans who are interested in SoSaLa’s interesting and accomplished music career, this retrospective album is a must. The music on this album comes from the No Wave and post-No Wave scenes in ...

Jazz International: Part 1

by Monk Rowe
September 12, 2023

Detroit Jazz Festival 2023: A Tribute to a Great Jazz City

by Paul Rauch
September 11, 2023

Detroit Jazz Festival 2023 Hart Plaza & Campus Martius Detroit, MI September 1-4, 2023 Opening night is always a gas. Whether it takes the form of the annual rite of spring in baseball, the long anticipated opening of a Broadway play, or for that matter, the opening salvo of a world ...

Lori Williams with the Jimmy Masters Trio at the Sandler Center

by Mark Robbins
September 11, 2023

Bassist Jimmy Masters has hosted and curated the TowneBank jazz series (formerly the Miller Jazz Series) at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts since its inception in 2017. Running from June to September, the series has offered a different theme each month played in a cabaret style setting. The 2023 season began a couple of ...