Author Archives: The Independent Ear

Pianist Aaron Goldberg clearly enjoys some good eats on the road… Best food at a NYC jazz venue: 1) Jazz Standard (almost everything on the menu + good service) Excellent food at other US venues: 1) Sushi at Yoshi’s (Oakland/SF). … Continue reading →

Flutist Bart Platteau and his spouse, pianist-composer Amina Figarova on Jazz Eats on the road… “Different clubs where we love the food are Snug Harbor in New orleans, the Jazz Alley in Seattle, Nighttown [Cleveland], and Jazz Standard [NYC] indeed … Continue reading →

Capable, qualified artist management in the realm of creative music has long been in short supply; and by that I mean to suggest that finding truly qualified artist management is a dicey proposition at best. Don’t get me wrong here, … Continue reading →

As one whose listening interests have always been more invested in the composition side of jazz, someone for whom the jam session/blowing aspect (as in endless, rapturous choruses on “I Got Rhythm” changes) is of less curiosity than experiencing creative … Continue reading →

Remember the old Dick Gibson Jazz Party? Back in 1963 a jazz-loving Colorado-based businessman named Dick Gibson began importing a couple dozen or so great jazz musicians to perform a sort of rotating, marathon jam session at a hotel in … Continue reading →