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Ancient Future – the radio program 10/29/09

Posted on October 29, 2009 by The Independent Ear

RARE RANDY Randy Weston Root of the Nile Tri-C JazzFest 2002 Collection   Randy Weston Beef Blues Stew New Faces at Newport Metro   Randy Weston on growing up in Brooklyn James Brown "Spirits of Our Ancestors" interview Antilles   … Continue reading →

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Triology: Saxophonists go hang flying…

Posted on October 27, 2009 by The Independent Ear

Though far from a recent phenomenon, considering the relative prominence and success of Joshua Redman’s current saxophone-bass-drums trio exploits, the creativity evident in the trio known as Fly (with Mark Turner on saxophone, Jeff Ballard on drums, and Larry Grenadier … Continue reading →

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Gary Crosby – The artistic side of Dune Records

Posted on October 23, 2009 by The Independent Ear

Jamaican-British bassist Gary Crosby, a guiding artistic force behind Dune Records   "…the current jazz media stance has helped develop a pretentious need to be new and cutting edge and often the roots of this music are being ignored."                                                                         … Continue reading →

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Ancient Future – the radio program 10/22/09

Posted on October 22, 2009 by The Independent Ear

Ancient Future, produced & hosted by Willard Jenkins, is heard on WPFW 89.3 FM, Pacifica Radio in Washington, DC.   Fall Pledge Drive Duke Ellington Diminuendo & Crescendo in Blue At Newport Columbia   Ella Fitzgerald How High the Moon … Continue reading →

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Audience development: the dialogue continues…

Posted on October 19, 2009 by The Independent Ear

On September 17 an editorial appeared in The Independent Ear on the subject of the musician’s responsibility in the overall jazz audience development equation.  That piece was followed by an October 7 posting on a Christian Scott sighting at the Kennedy … Continue reading →

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