I DIG JAZZ

Trumpeter Tim Hagans T im, I owe you and Ann Braithwaite, the publicist for Palmetto Records a big apology. Ann sent me an advance copy o...

A fter Mrs. Henry’s funeral last month, her family and friends gathered at a small hall in Southwest Detroit to unwind and to eat.  Mrs. Hen...

Alone time I was certain jazz bass player Christian McBride couldn’t outdo himself after making “The Good Feeling,” his first big band alb...

Omar Sosa T he past week or so, I’ve been thinking about some of the wonderful and not so great jazz concerts I’ve caught this year. It’s...

J azz singer Milton Suggs performed Saturday evening with his quintet vibraphone player Justin Thomas, bass player Nathan Brown, drummer Sam...

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett M r. Bennett, I feel like a schmuck. A few weeks back, I wrote you expressing how much I enjoyed your new albu...

Pianist Monty Alexander Around this time of year, I start compiling a list of the best jazz albums I’ve heard, which by the end of Decem...