Author Archives: The Independent Ear

Sorry, we just couldn’t resist that headline, given drummer Jae Sinnett’s new project. Based in the Tidewater area of Virginia, where he is also longtime host of his own radio program, as a drummer Jae Sinnett has always known how … Continue reading →

After many years of writing record reviews I’ve largely grown rather weary of that particular jazz journalism exercise; and that also includes reading record reviews, which I assiduously avoid – with the exception of what I refer to as DownBeat’s … Continue reading →

2012 NEA Jazz Master Jack DeJohnette, who completed a brilliant residency at Monterey Jazz Festival last weekend, graces the November ’12 issue of DB In its coverage of the 2013 NEA Jazz Masters class (October 2012), the DownBeat magazine writer … Continue reading →

For Part 6 in our series of dialogues with women jazz writers we turn to a bit different perspective – from a woman photographer who has long documented jazz events among her other photographic pursuits. Throughout this piece are examples … Continue reading →

For Part 5 in our series of dialogues with women jazz writers we turn to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul. I first met Pamela Espeland in the late 1980s while living in Minneapolis and working at Arts Midwest. At … Continue reading →