Category Archives: General Discussion

Pianist Helen Sung, besides her growing prodigious piano abilities, is one of the truly bright people in this music. Blessed with a fine wit and a palpable joy of playing, when you see Helen perform you cannot help coming away … Continue reading →

Look up the word mellifluous and when it comes to bass playing, the name Rufus Reid certainly applies. The man plays the instrument with a dexterous sense of time and lower end gravity that is complimentary to whatever setting he … Continue reading →

Entering a second floor room of the Library of Congress’ Jefferson Building on January 27 I encountered scores of folks huddled around two long tables festooned with vivid memories from the life of one of the giants of this music … Continue reading →

ARTIST/TRACK/ALBUM TITLE/LABEL theme: Ernestine Anderson, In the Evening Kuumba Heath, Dunia, Kawaida, Trip Albert Heath, Dr. Jeh, Kwanza, Muse Wes Montgomery, Gone With the Wind, The Incredible Jazz Guitar, Riverside Yusef Lateef, Russell and Elliott, Detroit, Atlantic Herbie Hancock, The … Continue reading →

The Breath Courses Through Us is a provocative new jazz film that will have its premiere on Friday, January 31. For this year’s edition of his annual Library of Congress Jazz Film Fridays series, produced by Larry Appelbaum. The Breath … Continue reading →