The Healing Touch of Stanley Jordan
By Lyndah Malloy-Glover On a cool October afternoon in 2011, I’m in a race with time because I ran into lunchtime traffic on my [...]
Rear View
Still Standing
Theodore Walter Rollins was born on September 7, 1930 in New York City. He grew up in Harlem not far from the Savoy Ballroom, [...]
Contemporary
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Since the release of their Grammy®–nominated 2010 debut album, Backatown, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have grown creatively, having performed on five continents and [...]
Festivals and Events
May Jazz Festivals/Events
Jazzland Café – Live Jazz every Fri. & Sat. Night – Jazzland May 2-6 – SunFest 2012 May 2-7 – Ventura Music Festival [...]
New Releases
Take 6 – One
… One sees them return to their roots. As with their breakthrough debut album, Take 6, which went to #1 on the Billboard Gospel [...]
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Center Stage
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N’ DA Mix
Grown-up and Sexy
Smooth grooves, powerful vocals, heartfelt lyrics, and just plain feel-good music best describe KEM’s instantly recognizable sound. In 2002, the self-taught musician wrote and [...]
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N’ DA MixStein and band take flight on Hi Fly
By L.M. Glover Guitarist John Stein has come into his own as a player. In musical terms, Stein has taken what was already been [...]
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Contemporary
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Since the release of their Grammy®–nominated 2010 debut album, Backatown, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have grown creatively, having performed on five continents and [...]
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ContemporaryDuets … Kirk and Kevin
By Lyndah Malloy-Glover It’s been almost 50 years since legendary jazz saxophonist John Coltrane collaborated with the then unheralded vocalist Johnny Hartman to create [...]
