(7 Grand Records, New York, NY January 3, 2008) – Fresh off an international tour, Guru, super-producer, Solar, and 7 Grand Records announce the February 2008 release of Guru’s Jazzmatazz: The Timebomb/Back To The Future Mixtape, the “raw” companion to the Jazzmatazz Vol. 4 album. The Mixtape carefully and superblyContinue Reading
One of jazz music’s piano giants passed yesterday. In a music world where memory, technique, rhythm, composition and feeling have to all meet at one Oscar Peterson was one of the best.His command of the piano reaches back into his heyday of ’40’s and ’50’s and reaches forward into theContinue Reading
Okayplayer is doing their awards roundup click here to pick from Common, Jill Scott, Arcade Fire, and Meshell Ndegeocello for honors chosen by people like you. Related posts: Les Paul Passes Away at 94 Day Of Silence The Elvis Effect by Uther Blakwhel Media Questions Of The WeekContinue Reading
The Constitution of a Jazzman Max Roach, at 83, left us on August 16, but his liberating presence lives on in his music Early one morning years ago, I was at the Blues Alley jazz club in Washington, D.C., to do a television interview with Max Roach. As always, IContinue Reading