Early on in this film, actor Morgan Freeman labels the blues as “America’s Classical Music.” Along the way in this documentary, he takes you to his young days in Mississippi and where he and Bill Luckett recaptured the spirit of…
Month: February 2017
GLENN ZOTTOLA: A NATURAL TOUCH
IF YOU GO TO A JAZZ CLUB THESE DAYS, ALMOST ALL OF THE ARTISTS HAVE BEEN EDUCATED THROUGH A MAJOR UNIVERSITY OR AT ONE OF THOSE $50K A YEAR ‘MUSIC SCHOOLS,’ OF WHICH WE WON’T MENTION ANY NAMES. THERE’S NOTHING…
ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ: STILL TAKING FLIGHT
PIANIST ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ’S LATEST AND THIRD ALBUM, TOCODORO, IS NAMED AFTER CUBA’S NATIONAL BIRD. RODRIGUEZ FEELS AKIN TO THIS AVIARY CREATURE, AS THE TOCODORO THRIVES ON FREEDOM AND ACTUALLY DIES OF SADNESS IF CAGED AND RESTRAINED. SINCE LEAVING CUBA SEVEN…