I DIG JAZZ

Claudio, we've never met. Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Charles L. Latimer, the brains behind this jazz blog. I'll try to be...

I couldn’t tear my ears away from your new album "Heart Plaza". Sheila,I was crazy about it after the first listen. I felt as if I...

Bassist, bandleader, and composer Christian McBride I'm not much for making predictions, Christian. I feel confident, however, making on...

It's been a long time since I've heard a real acoustic jazz album. I figured in this day and age it's impossible to make one. ...

Dear Duke Ellington, Last night, at the Main Arts Theatre in Royal Oak, MI. I attended a screening of Bruce Broder's documentary "C...

The first time I listened to "For the Love of You", your new album, I didn't care for it., and I contemplated telling my reade...

In 2000, you were scheduled to perform at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, MI. Back then, you're my all-time favorite pianist. You had...