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Jazz World: Farewell, Ken Franckling; Moe at the Brooklyn Bowl; Upcoming Tampa Bay area shows

I was greatly saddened to wake up Sunday and hear about the unexpected passing of gifted jazz photographer and writer…

New Releases in Brief: David Ake, Dave Askren/Jeff Benedict, Anthony Branker, Jim Snidero, Kenny Barron

DAVID AKE, Green Thumb (Posi-Tone Records) — Open spaces and song titles point to an Americana-esque vibe informing the seventh…

anthony branker, david ake

Lyle Lovett Brings the Heat, and the Fun, to Clearwater’s Capitol Theatre

Lyle Lovett has always offered something of an Everyman appeal. He’s a slim guy with craggy facial features, shock-top hair,…

12th of june, denny autry, jeff white, jim cox, leland sklar, luke bulla, Lyle Lovett

Jazz World: Goodbye, Wayne Shorter; DC Jazz Fest; Sara Caswell’s “The Way to You”; LaRue Nickelson’s tribute to Wes Montgomery

I dislike ranking art and artists, because it always seems counter to the spirit of creativity — music is not…

MIles Davis, sara caswell, the way to you, Wayne Shorter

Jazz World: Zach Bartholomew at the St. Petersburg Jazz Fest, New Keith Jarrett Video Interview, Sarasota Jazz Fest

Zach Bartholomew, leading a trio with bassist Mauricio Rodriguez and drummer Paul Gavin on Friday night at the Museum of…

Jazz World: JazzTimes Magazine Gets a New Owner; Delfeayo Marsalis Releases a Mardi Gras Classic

It’s the closest thing to a shake-up in the jazz journalism world: Bebop Channel Corporation has acquired Madavor Media, the…

Delfeayo Marsalis, jazz, jazztimes, New Orleans

Jazz World: Fests in Montreal and New Orleans; Archival Chet Baker Sessions Released

The Montreal Jazz Fest, always a gem on the global jazz calendar, recently released its first batch of confirmed shows…

Jazz Fest, New Orleans

Grammy’s Jazz, Blues and Roots Winners (and the Grammy bump)

As We All Know … Grammy Awards wins, particularly in the major categories, largely amount to a popularity contest, with…

Allmans + Jazz = Big Band of Brothers

As a listener long hooked on jazz and the Allman Brothers Band — the latter’s performance at the 2010 New…

The Year in Jazz: 22 for ’22

(Squeezing this in on nearly the last day of the first month of the new year, as I failed to…

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  • Brilliant Corners – Chris Rich
  • Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
  • Do the Math – Ethan Iverson
  • Down Beat
  • Independent Ear – Willard Jenkins
  • Jazz Beyond Jazz – Howard Mandel
  • Jazz Journalists Association
  • Jazz Lives – Michael Steinmen
  • Jazz Messenger – Fred Kaplan (Stereophile)
  • Jazz Times
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  • Jazz.Com
  • Jazzblog – Peter Hum (Ottawa Citizen)
  • Jazzhouse Diaries
  • Jazziz
  • JazzReview.com
  • Just So Notes – Cyril Moshkow
  • Ken Franckling’s Jazz Notes
  • Lerterland – David Adler
  • Rifftides – Doug Ramsey
  • The Jazz Session with Jason Crane
  • Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz

Music Festivals

  • Clearwater Jazz Holiday
  • French Quarter Festival
  • Jazz Fest (New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival)
  • Magfest
  • Montreal International Jazz Festival
  • Reggae Sumfest (MoBay)
  • RiverHawk
  • Sarasota Jazz Festival
  • Stringbreak Music Fest
  • Suwannee Springfest
  • Tampa Bay Blues Fest
  • WMNF (88.5 FM) Tropical Heatwave

Music Links - Tampa Bay area

  • Acme Jazz Garage
  • Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association
  • Central Florida Bluegrass Association
  • Chuck Owen (and the Jazz Surge)
  • Clearwater Jazz Holiday
  • Creative Loafing music
  • Emit Series
  • Jeremy Powell
  • La Lucha
  • Lisa Casalino
  • Maggie Council
  • New Groove City
  • O Som Do Jazz
  • Richard Drexler
  • Ronny Elliott
  • Soundcheck (TBT)
  • Tampa Jazz Club
  • Whitney James

New Orleans Music Links

  • Astral Project
  • Basin Street Records
  • Delfeayo Marsalis
  • Dirty Dozen Brass Band
  • Iguanas
  • Jason Marsalis
  • Johnny Vidacovich
  • Keith Spera (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
  • Kermit Ruffins
  • Matt Perrine
  • New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic
  • Offbeat Magazine
  • Rebirth Brass Band
  • Renew Our Music
  • Roland Guerin
  • Subdudes
  • Swagland (all things Jazz Fest)
  • Terence Blanchard
  • The Funky Meters
  • Theresa Andersson
  • Threadhead Records
  • Threadheads (Jazz Fest fans)
  • Tipitina’s Foundation
  • Tony Dagradi

Radio stations

  • Pandora Radio
  • WGBO-FM (NYC/NJ)
  • WMNF, 88.5 FM (Tampa)
  • WWOZ, 90.7 FM (New Orleans)

Resources for musicians

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