Author Archives: The Independent Ear

Ancient/Future Radio is heard Wednesday evenings 10-midnight on WPFW 89.3FM in the Washington, DC metro area; streaming live and archived for two weeks at http://www.wpfwfm.org. ARTIST/TUNE/ALBUM TITLE/LABEL Kevin Mahogany, In the Evening (opening theme) Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch, Give Thanks, Daughters of … Continue reading →

In celebration of our 35th anniversary, Tri-C JazzFest (TCJF), Cleveland’s signature annual jazz event, is making a paradigm shift in its format, from April to summertime. Long known by the moniker “America’s premier educational jazz festival,” TCJF was founded 34 … Continue reading →

Blessed with a spiritual quality reminiscent of the vibrant 60s/70s African American cultural consciousness scenes, and indelibly linked to Afro-Caribbean folkloric elements, percussionist Francisco Mora-Catlett has made two exceptional recordings over the last two years; these have included 2012’s striking … Continue reading →

Flutist Jamie Baum has always struck me as a very thoughtful artist with a lot on her musical mind. We met several years ago at a conference and she’s been pleasantly persistent in updating her career developments ever since. A … Continue reading →

Last year when the Jazz & Colors day was launched in New York’s Central Park, as I read over the mission of this thoroughly unique undertaking immediately I was taken by the fact that clearly here was a stellar example … Continue reading →