I DIG JAZZ

Live Concert Reviews from Detroit's Jazz Scene

Saturday, October 21, 2017

TEEN SENSATION, JOEY ALEXANDER, OPENS THE 2017-2018 PARADISE JAZZ SERIES WITH A WONDERFUL SET OF STANDARDS & ORIGINALS

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Pianist Joey Alexander As his story goes, pianist Joey Alexander started teaching himself to play jazz at age six. At age 10, Alexand...
Monday, September 18, 2017

BEHIND THE SWING NOW AVAILABLE AT INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS

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Proud to announce my first book "Behind the Swing: A Glimpse into the Lives of Some of the World's Finest Jazz Musicians" ...
Sunday, June 11, 2017

STAR- STUDDED TRIBUTE FOR JAZZ TITAN, WESLEY "SKIP" NORRIS, AT NORTHWEST ACTIVITY CENTER

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Wesley "Skip" Norris Dear Skip, Please forgive me for contacting you out of the blue. Since your death , in January, I ...
Sunday, May 14, 2017

THE BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET FEATURING KURT ELLING PERFORMED MUSIC FROM ACCLAIMED 'UPWARD SPIRAL' PROJECT AT PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

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Branford Marsalis and Kurt Elling Surely, for many at the sold out Branford Marsalis Quartet’s concert featuring jazz vocalist Kurt...
Saturday, April 8, 2017

THE JAMES CARTER ORGAN TRIO PERFORMS OBSCURE DJANGO REINHARDT COMPOSITIONS AT PARADISE JAZZ SERIES CONCERT

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James Carter The jazz saxophonist James Carter returned to his hometown, Detroit, Friday evening with his longstanding organ trio dru...
Monday, April 3, 2017

'BEHIND THE SWING: A GLIMPSE INTO THE LIVES OF SOME OF THE WORLD'S FINEST JAZZ MUSICIANS' AVAILABLE NOW

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Here's some praise about my new book "Behind the Swing" from noted authors and jazz experts Herb Boyd and James Gallert: ...
Sunday, March 5, 2017

THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA PRESENTED ALL ORIGINAL MUSIC FOR ANNUAL UMS CONCERT

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Saturday evening at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, MI the Jazz at Lincoln Center put on its twentieth-anniversary performance. Each yea...
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Charles L. Latimer
is a veteran jazz journalist based in Michigan.Since 1997, he's covered jazz for the alternative newspaper the Metrotimes. He's been writing this jazz blog since 2007.
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