THERE WAS A TIME BACK IN THE 1970S WHEN JAZZ MUSICIANS HAD TWO BASIC WAYS TO RESPOND TO THE POPULARITY OF ROCK AND ROLL. ONE WAS TO PLUG IN AND TURN OUT A MIX OF JAZZ AND ROCK (AKA ‘FUSION)…
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HARRY ALLEN: THE NEW ‘OLD SCHOOL’
THERE ONCE WAS A TIME WHERE YOU COULD CALCULATE A MUSICIAN’S AGE BY THE STYLE OF MUSIC THAT HE PLAYED. GUYS FROM THE SWING ERA SOUNDED A CERTAIN WAY, AS DID BEBOPPERS AND HARD BOPPERS, AND THEN WERE THE GUYS…
JAHARI STAMPLEY: A FAMILY AFFAIR
THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN A BUSY ONE FOR JAHARI STAMPLEY SINCE GETTING THE FIRST PLACE AWARD IN HERBIE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, MR. STAMPLEY HAS BEEN NOMINATED IN 2024 FOR HIS “EVERLAND” WITH TRUMPETER KEYON HARROLD AS WELL AS RECEIVING…
CORY HENRY: HAVING CHURCH
CORY HENRY IS ON A PILGRIMAGE HAVING A CAREER THAT HAS HAD HIM PLAYING PIANO FOR KENNY GARRETT AND KEYBOARDS FOR SNARKY PUPPY, HENRY HAS RETURNED TO THE ROOTS OF NOT ONLY JAZZ, BUT TO MUSIC, BUT TO LIFE ITSELF,…
LYNNE ARRIALE: LISTENING TO THE VOICE OF JAZZ
MOST MUSICIANS PLAY MUSIC. PIANIST LYNNE ARRIAL PLAYS MESSAGES. YES, HER COMPOSITIONS AND SELECTION OF STANDARDS REFLECT HER IMBIBING FROM THE WATERS OF THE MASTERS LIKE KEITH JARRETT AND BILL EVANS. BUT MS. ARRIALE ALSO USES HER MUSIC AS A…
DAVE KOZ: A JUST KOZ
LET’S BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES. WE ALL WANT TO BE ACCEPTED AND ‘LIKED’ BY OTHERS. DON’T SOCIAL MEDIA SITES LIKE INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK PROVE THAT POINT. SO WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU FIND OUT YOU DON’T FIT IN? DO…
DANNY JANKLOW: SWINGING IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY
YES, THERE IS A JAZZ SCENE IN LOS ANGELES, AND I HOPE YOU’RE APPRECIATING IT IF YOU KEEP YOUR FINGER ON THE PULSE OF THE LOCAL SCENE, YOU’RE GOING TO START NOTICING THAT ALTO SAXIST DANNY JANKLOW’S NAME KEEPS POPPING…
SULLIVAN FORTNER: SOLO, SOUL, SIDEMAN AND SOUTHERN NIGHTS
THE ROLE OF A JAZZ PIANIST IS AS NUMEROUS AS THE COLORS OF A PRISM IF YOU’RE A FAN OF TODAY’S MUSIC, IT’S A SAFE BET THAT YOU’VE HEARD THE IVORIES OF SULLIVAN FORTNER, AS HE’S ONE OF THE MOST…
GEORGE CABLES: STILL HEARING ECHOES
ONE OF THE PREMIER HARD BOP PIANISTS, GEORGE CABLES, HAS CARVED OUT A CAREER AS NOT ONLY ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE SIDEMAN (FOR THE LIKES OF JOE HENDERSON AND FREDDIE HUBBARD) BUT HAS SET THE STANDARD AS A LEADER,…
RON CARTER: REFLECTING ON MONK, DUKE AND BACH
IN THE WORLD OF THE JAZZ GREATS, RARE IS THE ARTIST THAT EVER LOOKS BACK ON HIS PREVIOUS WORK. THERE IS SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT THE CREATIVE MIND THAT ALWAYS KEEP LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT MUSICAL WORLD TO CONQUER, SO…