Monthly Archives: November 2013

Randy Weston & Billy Harper on The Roots of the Blues

Randy Weston and Billy Harper‘s long partnership has culminated in their first duo recording, The Roots of the Blues, recorded by French producer Jean-Phillippe Allard for Universal and recently released stateside by the Sunnyside label. Ace producer Allard has been … Continue reading

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Ancient/Future Radio playlist for 11/27/13

Ancient/Future Radio is heard Wednesday evenings 10-midnight on WPFW 89.3FM in the Washington, DC metro area; streaming live and archived for two weeks at http://www.wpfwfm.org. ARTIST/TUNE/ALBUM TITLE/LABEL Kevin Mahogany, In the Evening (opening theme) Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch, Give Thanks, Daughters of … Continue reading

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Major shift for Tri-C JazzFest

In celebration of our 35th anniversary, Tri-C JazzFest (TCJF), Cleveland’s signature annual jazz event, is making a paradigm shift in its format, from April to summertime. Long known by the moniker “America’s premier educational jazz festival,” TCJF was founded 34 … Continue reading

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Francisco Mora-Catlett’s Afro Horn

Blessed with a spiritual quality reminiscent of the vibrant 60s/70s African American cultural consciousness scenes, and indelibly linked to Afro-Caribbean folkloric elements, percussionist Francisco Mora-Catlett has made two exceptional recordings over the last two years; these have included 2012’s striking … Continue reading

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Jamie Baum is In This Life

Flutist Jamie Baum has always struck me as a very thoughtful artist with a lot on her musical mind. We met several years ago at a conference and she’s been pleasantly persistent in updating her career developments ever since. A … Continue reading

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