Saturday, June 30, 2012

BEN POWELL GIVES 2 FOR 1 DEAL ON DEBUT 'NEW STREET'

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Ben Powell is a self-assured jazz violin player. So much so, Powell believes if Stephane Grappelli--his musical hero, and  the co-fo...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

ON BLUE NOTE DEBUT, RAVI COLTRANE REIGNS SUPREME

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Ravi, it must’ve been tough establishing your own brand given your parents were John and Alice Coltrane. Many jazz fans and critics e...
Friday, June 22, 2012

BOSS TENORS

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Evan Haga , the editor of JazzTimes magazine, came up with an interesting topic for the June cover story. Haga polled a bunch of jazz ...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY IS EXCELLENT

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Veronica Grandison is a Detroit based music journalist and blogger. She writes the music blog Roots Rhythm and Rhyme. She's a big Es...
Friday, June 15, 2012

VIRGINIA MAYHEW MAKES SMART CHOICES ON TRIBUTE TO MARY LOU WILLIAMS

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V irginia, I wanted to write you after I listened to your new album “Mary Lou Williams The Next 100 Years,” but I’ve been busy listen...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

DON BYRON PRAISES GOSPEL ICON ON LATEST DISC

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Dear, Thomas A. Dorsey I spent Saturday afternoon listening to clarinet player Don Byron’s album “Love, Peace, and Soul”. Savoy Jaz...
Saturday, June 9, 2012

AARON DIEHL'S BIG LABEL DEBUT DELAYED

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I learned late Friday the Detroit based Mack Avenue Records pushed back the release of jazz piano player Aaron Diehl’s  t he bespoke man’...