Ken Franckling
Ken’s Contributions
06/08/10 Franckling's JazzNotes
The Heft of Miles
Ken Franckling on the Miles Davis 43-CD box set being released in the fall from Columbia/Legacy
06/02/10 Franckling's JazzNotes
Short Takes: Yotam, Dana Lauren and Odean Pope
Ken Franckling on new albums from Yotam, Dana Lauren and Odean Pope
05/21/10 Franckling's JazzNotes
Metheny’s Starry Homecoming
Ken Franckling on Pat Metheny’s performance from Orchestrion Project at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston
05/20/10 Franckling's JazzNotes
Berklee in Puerto Rico
Ken Franckling on Berklee's partnership with Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest
05/17/10 Franckling's JazzNotes
Short Takes: Romano, Rowe, Peplowski & More
Ken Franckling on recent albums from Alda Romano, Ellen Rowe, Ken Peplowski, Alper Yilmaz and Sarah Partridge
05/09/10 Franckling's JazzNotes
Double Dose of Fresh Talent: Mario Abney & Saratoga Springs
Preview of Freihofer’s Jazz Festival in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
05/04/10 Franckling's JazzNotes
Montreal Jazz Fest Still at Top of its Game
Ken Franckling previews the upcoming Montreal International Jazz Festival
04/29/10 Franckling's JazzNotes
Author and Two Singers Honor Lena Horne
Ken Franckling on tribute show to Lena Horne organized by author James Gavin and featuring Rebecca Parris and Paula West.
04/28/10 Franckling's JazzNotes
Short Takes: Terrasson, Guaraldi and Sachal Jazz
Ken Franckling looks at recent albums from Jacky Terrasson, Vince Guaraldi and Sachal Jazz
04/20/10 Concerts
Cape May Jazz Festival
Ken Franckling reviews the spring edition of the 2010 Cape May Jazz Festival in New Jersey
04/05/10 Franckling's JazzNotes
An Appreciation for Jazz Appreciation Month
Ken Franckling blogs about Jazz Appreciation Month activities in New England and New York City
04/01/10 Franckling's JazzNotes
John Allmark’s Big Band Cooks at Bovi’s Tavern
Ken Franckling on big band in residence in East Providence
03/24/10 Franckling's JazzNotes
Looking at Festivals at Newport & Saratoga
Ken Franckling blogs about how jazz festival regulars at Newport and its longtime progeny, in upstate New York can start figuring out their challenging dance between multiple stages.
03/18/10 Franckling's JazzNotes
England swings – JALC style…
Ken Franckling blogs about upcoming residency for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in London
03/14/10 Franckling's JazzNotes
Danilo Perez: Picking Up Where Dizzy Left Off
Ken Franckling blogs about Danilo Perez's 21st Century Dizzy project, touring North America
01/05/10 Albums
Every Second In Between
Lili Anel
Once in a great while, a CD arrives out of the blue with no fanfare and proceeds to blow your mind at first listen. For me, Every Second in Between is one of those rarities. New York-born and raised singer-songwriter-guitarist Lili Añel, who now calls Philadelphia...
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ReportAbout Ken Franckling
Ken Franckling is a veteran arts writer and freelance photographer specializing in music photography. Since the early 1980s, he has covered the jazz scene throughout the Northeast with occasional journeys to other regions in pursuit of essential musical moments.
Ken's serious interest in jazz was formed while involved with the campus radio station at St. Bonaventure University in upstate New York's Snow Belt from 1969 to 1971. It began flourishing in the early 1980s after the Newport Jazz Festival returned to its Rhode Island roots and he began covering that return as a news story while a staff reporter/news editor for United Press International.
Ken covered jazz and wrote a regular column, The Jazz Condition, for UPI for more than 20 years. He is a contributor to the Jazz Journalists Association's quarterly Jazz Notes newsletter and a contributing writer / photographer for JazzTimes, Jazziz, Hot House, AllAboutJazz.com and other publications.