Monthly Archives: March 2017

Anatomy of an alternative space for jazz

When friend and colleague Gail Boyd recently established the Facebook group Alternative Venues for Jazz it got me thinking about a series of interviews I conducted in 2010. The interviews were part of a jazz oral history project for the … Continue reading

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Meet The Artist interview with Jason Moran

…Just in case you missed it, here’s our interview with pianist-composer-conceptualist Jason Moran, part of our DC Jazz Festival Meet The Artist series:

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The future of jazz voice

Last night at the Kennedy Center Jazz Club was a special evening of jazz song. Vocalist Christie Dashiell, daughter of the master bassist and educator Carroll Dashiell, may be onto something when she cheerily speaks of she and her brothers … Continue reading

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A fantastic New Orleans/Morocco connection

In light of NEA Jazz Master saxophonist-composer-bandleader Donald Harrison’s shocking heart attack last week while in Hawaii playing a festival, and (thank goodness!) his ongoing recovery, I’m re-posting an Independent Ear piece from 2009.  Our prayers and good vibrations for … Continue reading

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