Vincent Herring, “Hard Times” — my CD review for JazzTimes

“Is this disc’s title an apropos description of the current era, with its semi-permanent malaise, and anger seemingly just below …

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, …

Tampa Jazz Notes: Child of the Sun Jazz Festival Returns; Don Capone Tribute; Jazz Cellar Underground Orchestra to Play

The Child of the Sun Jazz Festival, a first-class Lakeland event begun in 1988 with major input from late great …

Gene Bertoncini & Roni Ben-Hur: Good Music, Great Cause

“Jazz Therapy” is the name given to a new series of recordings by major artists who are donating their talent …