Besides the funky ferocity of his bass playing, Jamaaladeen Tacuma is famous for his eclectic sartorial ensembles. As the curator of the Outsiders Improvised & … Read More “Live Review: Outsiders Fest in Philadelphia”
The idea of the avant-garde has always been built around the shock of the new, the unceasing urge to push further, reinvent, or question what’s … Read More “Live Review: 2nd October Revolution in Philadelphia”
In 1964, trumpeter Bill Dixon organized the October Revolution in Jazz, a four-day festival at New York’s Cellar Café intended to showcase the leading edge … Read More “Live Review: October Revolution of Jazz & Contemporary Music”
The duo are joined by the Harlem String Quartet
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A triumphant homecoming for a vocal favorite
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Report of performance by pianist at Verizon Hall- Kimmel Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, October 8, 2011
Karen Brundage-Johnson reports on recent performance by vibraphonist and his quartet
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Review of recent concert by singer at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA
