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Article: Multiple Reviews

Rex Richardson: Bugles Over Zagreb: The Music of Doug Richards and Blue Shift

by Ken Hohman
November 17, 2014

Rex Richardson Bugles Over Zagreb: The Music of Doug Richards Self Produced 2014 Master class trumpeter virtuoso Rex Richardson is one of a rare breed of jazz musicians who can successfully straddle the worlds of classical and jazz without sounding like he's a mere overnight guest when performing in ...

News: Recording

Holiday Music Reimagined: Jon O'Bergh's New Album "10 Shades Of Christmas"

November 13, 2014

Pianist Jon O’Bergh has released a new holiday album, 10 Shades of Christmas, that offers compelling interpretations of some of the world’s favorite Christmas carols, including “The Twelve Days of Christmas," “Deck The Halls," “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," and “The First Noel." Jon’s usual cyber jazz sound glides between traditional and contemporary styles reminiscent of ...

News: Radio

The Spooky, Scary Freedom Jazz Dance Halloween Classic Is Uploaded For Your Fright Night Festivities

October 30, 2014

Visit Freedom Jazz Dance to hear the 2-hour Halloween Classic from way back in 2010. Available for 4 days only! Boo! Who said jazz can't be spooky, scary? Certainly not the great Count Floyd or me! Pour yourself a tall glass of blood and visit the Freedom Jazz Dance Archive Page to enjoy horrifying Halloween selections ...

News: Recording

Clarinetist/Composer/Bandleader Darryl Harper Releases "The Need's Got To Be So Deep" On Hipnotic Records

July 15, 2014

2-CD Set Presents Original & Commissioned Compositions For Duo, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Octet & Works By Jimmy Giuffre, Carla Bley & Yusef Lateef / Guests Include Violinist Regina Carter, Vocalist Marianne Solivan, Pianist Helen Sung & Guitarist Freddie Bryant In an interview from 1989, during which he discussed “the cultural aesthetics of black jazz,” the Pulitzer ...

Article: Live Review

Snarky Puppy and Lalah Hathaway at Jefferson Center

by John Wesley Reed Jr.
February 1, 2014

Snarky Puppy with Lilah Hathaway Jefferson Center Shaftman Hall Roanoke, VA March 8, 2013 Lalah Hathaway gave an exclusive master class type performance in vocalese exercises in a featured track from the latest release on funk-soul act Snarky Puppy, Family Dinner (Ropeadope 2013). Family Dinner was recorded on ...

News: Book / Magazine

"Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings" By Steve Sullivan

January 31, 2014

From John Philip Sousa to Green Day, from Scott Joplin to Kanye West, from Stephen Foster to Coldplay, The Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings covers the vast scope of its subject with virtually unprecedented breadth and depth. Approximately 1,000 key song recordings from 1889 to the present are explored in full, unveiling the stories behind ...

Article: What is Jazz?

The Power of Jazz

by John Wesley Reed Jr.
January 30, 2014

"Jazz has the power to make men forget their differences and come together...Jazz is the personification of transforming overwhelmingly negative circumstances into freedom, friendship, hope, and dignity." Spoken by Quincy Jones at the First International Jazz Day in 2012 at the United Nations. The soul of Jazz is expressed in the life of its ...

News: Recording

Skin Deep The New Smooth Jazz-Funk-fusion Album From Pianist Jon O'Bergh Available on February 4th

January 25, 2014

Skin Deep the new smooth jazz/funk/fusion album is pianist and keyboardist Jon O'Bergh's ninth studio album featuring ten tracks influenced by such artists as Esperanza Spalding, Herbie Hancock, Ramsey Lewis, Dave Brubeck and Joe Sample. Skin Deep also features a cover of Beyonce's “Love On Top" taken from her “4" album. Skin Deep, produced by Andre ...

Article: Music and the Creative Spirit

Dr. Basil Peter Toutorsky, Classical Composer & Pianist

by John Wesley Reed Jr.
January 15, 2014

The Toutorsky Mansion is a five-story, 18-room house located at 1720 16th Street, NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. As of 2012, it is the location of the embassy of the Republic of the Congo. The 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) mansion was completed in 1894 for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Henry Billings ...

Article: Profile

In Memoriam: Dr. Yusef Abdul Lateef

by John Wesley Reed Jr.
December 30, 2013

Yusef Lateef defined music far from Western concepts while presenting cross-cultural fusions. His life was committed as a premier jazz saxophonist, flutist, and many woodwinds entering crossing musical boundaries. This journey ended on Monday, December 23, 2013 at his home in Shutesbury, Amherst, Massachusetts. Dr. Lateef was 93 years old. Dr. Lateef's distinctive sound ...