Author Archives: The Independent Ear

Remembering Sekou

Posted on December 12, 2007 by The Independent Ear

Last April one of the highlights of the 28th annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland was the appearance of poet-writer-conceptualist Sekou Sundiata as our special guest at our now-annual Jazz Meets Hip Hop evening.  What began eight years ago as our effort … Continue reading →

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NOLA Diary Pt. 2

Posted on December 7, 2007 by The Independent Ear

Second to no other U.S. community New Orleans is steeped in it’s own set of cultural traditions.  Every Sunday beginning around the end of April through years-end there’s a Second Line parade in town.  Reading news of Brad Pitt’s well-publicized … Continue reading →

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NOLA Diary Pt. 1

Posted on November 21, 2007 by The Independent Ear

Life in New Orleans might certainly be viewed as paradoxical.  The love/hate yin & yang of the place is as vivid as anyplace on earth I’ve ever experienced.  As some may know Suzan Jenkins was named Senior VP of the … Continue reading →

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Engaging Your Audience

Posted on July 30, 2007 by The Independent Ear

  Far too many artists choose to pretty much ignore or even disdain their audience.  They do so at their own peril.  While not every artist is Cannonball Adderley, who was always something of a stand-up comic with his between … Continue reading →

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Record Reviews – 8/1/07

Posted on July 30, 2007 by The Independent Ear

Here we provide capsule viewpoints on independent jazz recordings.  These are not “reviews” per se, in the traditional sense of music magazine recordings’ reviews.  The mere fact that these recordings appear here mean they are in some way meritorious in … Continue reading →

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