John Murph
John’s Contributions
01/23/12 • Features
Luis Perdomo: A Bandleader Made, Not Born
“It just feels right” to emerge as leader, says the pianist
11/21/11 • Features
John Hollenbeck’s Natural Impulses
The drummer-composer on the importance of being himself
08/28/11 • Features
Seth MacFarlane: From Cartooning to Crooning
Family Guy creator goes Sinatra on lush big-band vocal debut
05/30/11 • Features
JD Allen: Victory of the Underdog
After years of hard knocks and inner turmoil, JD Allen emerges with one of jazz's best and brawniest trios.
05/03/11 • Features
Peter Eldridge: Pop, Life
Vocalist Peter Eldridge applies pop values and lyrical smarts on the Latin-tinged Mad Heaven
03/30/11 • Features
Andrew D’Angelo: Mind Power
After a miraculous recovery from brain cancer, saxophonist Andrew D’Angelo returns inspired, focused and humbled
March 2011 • Features
Freedom Suite: Let the Music Speak
Nnenna Freelon and son Pierce craft a natural, engaging blend of jazz and hip-hop on Freedom Suite
December 2010 • Features
Rhapsody in Rainbow: Jazz and the Queer Aesthetic
A look at how gay jazz musicians have dealt with their identity through their music
December 2010 • Albums
CTI Records: The Cool Revolution
Various Artists
John Murph on the box set in celebration of CTI Records' 40th Anniversary
November 2010 • Features
Junko Onishi: Time To Reflect
After years out of the spotlight, pianist Junko Onishi returns with a bracing new album and a Mingus-sized band
05/20/10 • Features
Tia Fuller: Hustle & Flow
John Murph profiles young saxophonist who balances solo career with role as back-up to Beyonce
04/18/10 • Features
Jose James: Two Sides, Same Coin
With a pair of different yet equally dynamic releases, vocalist José James arrives
02/01/10 • Features
Dee Dee Bridgewater: Drama Queen
Dee Dee Bridgewater and Billie Holiday share a surprising kinship. But can Bridgewater, a madcap, theatrical vocalist, pay convincing homage to Lady Day, jazz’s most mythologized singer?
December 2009 • Features
Uncovered: Album Art in the Digital Age
Can jazz’s rich tradition of eye-catching cover art survive in the MP3 era?
10/06/09 • Features
Online Exclusive: Madeleine Peyroux
The chanteuse becomes a full-fledged songwriter on Bare Bones
May 2009 • Features
Nat King Cole: Getting Their Kicks
An eclectic group of contemporary artists reinvents Cole classics
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ReportAbout John Murph
John Murph is a Washington, D.C.-based music, art and pop culture journalist. His work has been published in JazzTimes, Down Beat, JazzWise and Vibe magazines; in the Washington Post, the Washington Post Express and the Washington City Paper newspapers; and on the NPR, BET Interactive and the Root Web sites. He also hosts a bi-weekly radio show on WPFW-FM (89.3).