Drye & Drye, “Open Letter” (CD review)

(originally published in JazzTimes) Drye & Drye, “Open Letter” (NCM Records) Refreshing concept, smartly executed: Brooklyn-based trombonist Brian Drye and …

Newport 1959: Listen Now!

The Newport Jazz Festival in 1959: The “New Testament” Count Basie Band. Thelonious Monk (in photo). Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, …

Tampa Jazz Notes 1.21.09: Jon Metzger, Ira Sullivan, Jazz at Lenny’s, Gumbi Ortiz

The Monday Night Jazz Series at USF (Tampa) kicks off this Monday, Jan. 26, with a performance by vibraphonist, composer …

The Blue Note 7: Mosaic

Blue Note Celebrates Its History … Again A band organized by Blue Note, specializing in music from that label’s archives? …