Archives

Jazz Lives at the Savannah Music Festival

Let’s get this out of the way: The Savannah Music Festival is not a jazz festival. Held over the course of 17 days in late … Read More “Jazz Lives at the Savannah Music Festival”

Dee Dee Bridgewater didn’t exactly say that a diva can sing any damn thing she pleases. But she came close. Kicking off the Wells Fargo … Read More “Jazz at the 2017 Spoleto Festival USA”

The interjection “Not to get political, but…” became a leitmotif in writer Gary Giddins’ speech honoring fellow critic Ira Gitler at the 2017 Jazz Masters … Read More “Concert Review: 2017 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute”

On Monday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m., a free concert honoring the 2017 NEA Jazz Masters will take place at the John F. Kennedy Center … Read More “Free Kennedy Center Concert Honors 2017 NEA Jazz Masters”

It takes a keen-eared, fluidly adaptive performer to capture both the breadth and subtleties that define New Orleans’ musical landscape. Dee Dee Bridgewater, though born … Read More “Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra: Dee Dee’s Feathers”

A weak “Lady Day” is saved by the star’s performance

A quarter-century ago, Dee Dee Bridgewater paid homage to the sound and style of Billie Holiday with the acclaimed stage production Lady Day, based on … Read More “Dee Dee Bridgewater: Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee”