Concert Review: Tuck & Patti in Pennsylvania 3/13
Extraordinary musicianship and vocalizing
Karen Brundage-Johnson, PhD.
Review: Monterey Jazz Festival 55th Anniversary Tour
McBride, Bridgewater, Potter and more take the festival on the road
Ramsey Lewis in Cape May, NJ, 11-10-12
Pianist performed at the Exit 0 International Jazz Festival
Concert Review: Chick Corea and Gary Burton in Philadelphia, 11-9-12
The duo are joined by the Harlem String Quartet
Concert Review: Melody Gardot, Philadelphia, 9/29/12
A triumphant homecoming for a vocal favorite
Review: Toots Thielemans’ 90th Birthday Concert at JALC
The harmonica master is joined by friends at NYC bash
2012 Newport Jazz Festival Review – Legends and Lions
2012 Newport Jazz Festival Review by Karen Brundage-Johnson Photos by Ben Johnson August 3- 5, 2012 Produced and co-founded by legendary Jazz impresario George Wein, … Read More “2012 Newport Jazz Festival Review – Legends and Lions”
Sonny Fortune Quartet: LIve in Atlantic City
Celebrating Sonny’s 73rd Birthday
Terell Stafford Quintet Celebrates Lee Morgan: Jazz Up Close Series
Terrell Stafford Quintet continues the Kimmel Center’s 2011/12 Jazz Up Close Series, which honors Philadelphia jazz legends, with a tribute to Philadelphia born, legendary trumpeter … Read More “Terell Stafford Quintet Celebrates Lee Morgan: Jazz Up Close Series”
Ravi Coltrane Quintet: Live at Zellerback Theatre on 1/14/12
Report and photos on performance by saxophonist and his group at Annenberg Center in Philadelphia
Kurt Elling in Blue Bell, Pa., 12/3/11
The singer and his group thrill a Pennsylvania audience
Rene Marie Quartet: Live at Appel Farm in Elmer, NJ
Report and photos from concert by the singular jazz singer on November 19, 2011
Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet & Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band
Report and photos from performance at Zellerbach Theatre in Philadelphia, Pa.
Joshua Redman/Brad Mehldau: Live at Zellerbach Theater
Saxophone and pianist in performance at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Billy Harper Quintet: Live in Blue Bell, Pa
Report and photos from concert by saxophonist with his quintet at Montgomery County Community College – Science Center Theatre in Blue Bell, Pa.
Herbie Hancock: Solo Piano
Report of performance by pianist at Verizon Hall- Kimmel Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, October 8, 2011
Gary Burton Quartet: In Performance at the World Cafe Live in Philadelphia
Karen Brundage-Johnson reports on recent performance by vibraphonist and his quartet
Sade: Smooth Jazz from the Smooth Operator
Review of recent concert by singer at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA
Joey DeFrancesco Trio: Cookin’ in AC
Review of performance by organist at newly opened Redding’s Restaurant on Kentucky Avenue in Atlantic City on February 8, 2011
Hugh Masekela Live
Review and photos of performance at The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, Pa. on October 8, 2010
Freihofer’s Jazz Festival at Saratoga Springs
Coverage of festival in Saratoga Springs, New York by Ben Johnson and Karen Brundage-Johnson