Author Archives: The Independent Ear

Mark Morganelli Trumpeter Mark Morganelli is one of those musicians who took the bold step of peering beyond his own performing career arc to present the music he loved for audiences. I can fondly recall visiting his former Jazz Forum … Continue reading →

Sascha Feinstein, the editor of this series of exceptional conversations “with Critics and Biographers,” describes himself as an “amateur saxophonist”. However its decidedly on the literary front where he’s made his mark, including this latest volume. The Professor of English … Continue reading →

Here’s a compilation edition of our bi-weekly jazz trivia show Jazzology, all episodes available on www.savagecontent.com:

4_WashHist_Spr2014_Brower-2.pdf Bill Brower Notes from a keen observer and scene maker INTERVIEW BY WILLARD JENKINS For the past forty-plus years jazz historian Bill Brower, a native of Toledo, Ohio, has been a true D.C. jazz community renaissance man. He has … Continue reading →

At least up until the weather gods intruded upon the National Weather Service with lightening advisories, one of the more eagerly-anticipated sets on our schedule for DC JazzFest 2024 was our slated Saturday evening closing set with NEA Jazz Master … Continue reading →