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Michael S. Harper: Communication 101

05/06/13    Community Articles

Michael S. Harper: Communication 101

Scott Krane

Read on for a fumbling email exchange and exclusive poetry and prose from the master

The Day Waits for Nobody

05/06/13    Albums

The Day Waits for Nobody

Travis Rogers

Aguilar has assembled a great line-up for this sojourn into Latin and Brasilian Jazz.

Swinging Into War: Music for Trombone, Guitar and Mortar

05/06/13    Community Articles

Swinging Into War: Music for Trombone, Guitar and Mortar

Scott Krane

Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip create dense percussion for a Jewish New Orleans trio

All-Stars Unite to Form Potent Improv Group Slobber Pup; Rare Noise Debut Black Aces Set for June Release

05/06/13    Community Articles

All-Stars Unite to Form Potent Improv Group Slobber Pup; Rare Noise Debut Black Aces Set for June Release

Antje Huebner

An all-star aggregation masterminded by in-demand keyboardist Jamie Saft, Slobber Pup brings together the disparate talents of electric bassist Trevor Dunn, guitarist Joe Morris and Hungarian hardcore drummer Balazs Pandi.

05/06/13    Community Articles

DC Jazz Festival Announces Lineup for Jazz in the ‘Hoods Presented by Events DC

Leen Zada

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 — The annual, highly-popular Jazz in the ‘Hoods presented by Events DC, which highlights Washington, D.C. as a vibrant cultural center, will once again bring jazz to almost every neighborhood in the nation’s capital during the 9th...

05/06/13    Albums

"Tragically Hip" Zenbeatz

World Music Roundup

Spoken-word poet Jane Grenier B extends the "The Art Of Poetry" to protest, while bassist Albey Balgochian provides a multitude of effects

Giacomo Gates - Vocalese

05/04/13    Community Articles

Giacomo Gates - Vocalese

Karen Brundage-Johnson

Poised with jazz aficionado coolness, jazz/vocalese singer Giacomo Gates ventured into the music of the legendary Miles Davis at Chris’ Jazz Café, in Philadelphia. With his deep baritone and hip vocabulary, Gates engaged the audience immediately with his...

05/03/13    Community Articles

Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet Named Tops – Twice

Keith Michaud

DownBeat magazine in its 36th annual Student Music Awards poll named two separate Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintets the best in the category that covers undergraduate college jazz groups. It is the first time two different Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintets have...

Golio and Gutierrez go to School for American Popular Music

05/01/13    Community Articles

Golio and Gutierrez go to School for American Popular Music

Scott Krane

Spirit Seekers: John Coltrane’s Musical Journey By Gary Golio Painting by Rudy Gutierrez 48 pages (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) $12.99 Ages 9 and up

Sometimes Forgotten, Sometimes Remembered Mansur Scott Harlem Quartet

04/30/13    Albums

Sometimes Forgotten, Sometimes Remembered
Mansur Scott Harlem Quartet

Scott Albin

Biographical details for vocalist Mansur Scott are hard to come by, and even a 13-minute interview viewable on You Tube is more philosophical than informational. One thing very certain, however, is that Scott is a powerful and personable veteran jazz singer...

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