Author Archives: The Independent Ear

Songs That Made the Phones Ring: July/August ’09

This new feature is in the spirit of one of the better people it’s been my pleasure to meet in this music, the late record producer and former jazz deejay Joel Dorn.  Joel, who had nine lives in this business, once produced … Continue reading

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Ancient Future – the radio program: 8/27/09 playlist

Ancient Future is produced-hosted by Willard Jenkins on WPFW 89.3 FM, Pacifica Radio in Washington, DC.   Celebrating the Lester Young Centennial Lester Young Lester Leaps In Aladdin Sessions Blue Note   Lester Young These Foolish Things Aladdin Sessions Blue Note … Continue reading

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Careers in Jazz: The Wicked Humor of Bill Anschell

Pianist-composer and humorist Bill Anschell (Google this guy and that’s exactly the heading for his www.billanschell.com web site) recently posted perhaps his most comprehensively dark humor piece yet, at All About Jazz (www.allaboutjazz.com).  (It should be noted here that Bill Sent … Continue reading

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Ain’t But a Few of Us: Black jazz writers tell their story #7

The pt. 7 contributor to our dialogue with black jazz writers on their respective career arcs, issues they’ve faced, and their various observations on recent recordings is MARTIN JOHNSON, shown (left) in the photo below conversing with the late, great soprano saxophone … Continue reading

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The Development of Jazz in South Africa by Hotep Idris Galeta

Pianist-composer-educator Hotep Idris Galeta   Continuing on the path begun by our interview posting last week, the following is an essay by Hotep Idris Galeta on the development of jazz in South Africa.  The richness of jazz expression by South … Continue reading

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