Author Archives: The Independent Ear

Heads Up: It’s all about Jazz Audience Development

Posted on August 20, 2009 by The Independent Ear

A couple of months back I began a series of interview conversations for www.jazz.com.  Recognizing forever that the major issue facing jazz is certainly not a shortage of exceptional musicians; nor are there limited education opportunities for those who wish to … Continue reading →

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Ancient Future – the radio program 8/20/09

Posted on August 20, 2009 by The Independent Ear

Ancient Future is the weekly radio program produced & hosted by Willard Jenkins on WPFW 89.3 FM, Pacifica Radio serving the Washington, DC metro region @ 50,000 watts.   ARTIST TUNE ALBUM LABEL   Opening theme: Randy Weston "Route of … Continue reading →

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Ancient Future – the radio program – 8/13/09 playlist

Posted on August 13, 2009 by The Independent Ear

The Ancient Future radio program is hosted & produced by Willard Jenkins for WPFW 89.3 FM, Pacifica Radio serving the Washington, DC metro area at 50,000 watts.   ARTIST TUNE ALBUM LABEL   Dizzy Gillespie ‘Bout to Wail Dizzy’s Diamonds … Continue reading →

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

Posted on August 11, 2009 by The Independent Ear

The latest installment in our ongoing series of virtual conversations with African American jazz writers features the venerable veteran journalist-critic-author, journalist-advocate and dedicated Harlemite Herb Boyd, a fellow midwesterner from Detroit.  I first became acquainted with Herb via his writings on … Continue reading →

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Crate Diving with Ethan Iverson

Posted on August 11, 2009 by The Independent Ear

In this intermittent series we learn the whys & wherefores of the crate divers among us; those intrepid souls whose music loving and thirst for new/old recordings leads them to garage sales, estate sales, thrift shops, and those bastions of … Continue reading →

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