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