Charles Tolliver Trumpeter Charles Tolliver is one of those musicians that frequently gets overlooked by writers and listeners. I think o…

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Trio Bembe: Scott Senior,Amber Epp, and Rodrigo Muñoz If you know the Winnipeg jazz scene, you most likely know vocalist/ pianist Amber…

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The late, great James Williams I consider myself mostly self-taught as a jazz pianist. I will admit that I had one month’s worth of less…

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The great Harold Mabern When I was in living in Washington D.C. in the early 90’s, I attended performances at a great jazz club called th…

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The trumpet, as great a jazz instrument as it is thought to be, can actually be very unmusical. The technical and physical requirements for …

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Ted Panken(sitting with Dr. Billy Taylor and Dave Douglas) If you are a jazz fan, you’ve probably read something by Ted Panken in the las…

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Guillermo Klein When we study jazz history, there is talk of legendary venues: The Cotton Club, The Palomar Ballroom, Minton’s Playhous…

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Dobrinka Tabakova - Composer’s web site - browse various compositions, hear exerps, buy scores

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 I was recently asked by a writer in Italy to write something for All About Jazz Italia; he wanted me to write short blurbs about 10 CDs I a…

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Since last year, I’ve been writing articles for Keyboard Magazine. Jon Regen, who is a great pianist and also a great singer-songwriter, wo…

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I’m enjoying my first few weeks in Portland. However, it’s not difficult to reminisce about my years in New York City. The Big Apple easily…

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This ain’t Jersey City, pal….It’s PORTLAND! I’m still settling into the Portland situation;however, I’m still trying to expand my music…

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Philly is essentially the sixth borough at this rate….. I lived in New York City for almost 15 years. I still think it is an amazing pl…

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Ralph Alessi I’ve said it before on this blog: Ralph Alessi is one of my favorite trumpet players, and one of the most original trumpeter…

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Billy Harper Sometimes I wish I played tenor saxophone. There are so many great important tenor players in jazz: Coleman Hawkins, Lester …

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Joyce Kwon | singer, songwriter & zither player los angeles the coltrane bear

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I just built the perfect studio desk (for me)! In this video, we go on a tour of my new desk and I talk about why I designed it like this and some of its co…

Madeleine Cocolas Composer, Sound Designer and Musician.