Child of the Sun Music Festival: Skipping a Year; How Can Music Fests Survive?

What does it take for a jazz festival, or a more eclectic music festival, to survive, and thrive? For starters, … More

All Hail the Jazz DJs, and Saluting WUSF and WMNF

It’s National Disc Jockey Day So let’s give props to all the great, hard-working, well-informed radio DJs out there, and the … More

Is jazz radio suffering the same fate as jazz recordings — i.e., a gradual drop-off of interest, a future that’s … More

It’s that time of year again: I get to take in the announcements of world-class artists playing amazing summer jazz … More

Bob Seymour, longtime jazz guru at WUSF, 89.7 FM and a tireless supporter of Tampa Bay area jazz musicians, will … More

Christian McBride, easily the most recorded and most honored jazz bassist of his generation, brought his trio to the … More

Tampa jazz drummer Don Capone passed away on Feb. 12, and several people have responded to my earlier post with … More

I recently received notice of a new Facebook Group called “Keep Jazz on the Air, Encourage Jazz Education.” Yes, these … More