Critic’s rating: ★★★(94 minutes; PG-13) It’s impossible for me to approach a documentary about Jazz Fest aka the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage … More
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Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (CD review)
(originally published in JazzTimes) Gerry Gibbs, Ron Carter, Kenny Baron, “Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio” (Whaling City Sound) For his … More
Nathan East: Consummate Sideman Releases Solo Debut
(originally published in JazzTimes) NATHAN EAST “Daft Punk’s Nathan East heads in his own direction,” a recent headline in a large-circulation … More
SFJAZZ Collective, “Live: SFJazz Center 2013” (CD review)
(originally published in JazzTimes) SFJAZZ Collective, “Live: SFJazz Center 2013 — The Music of Chick Corea & New Compositions” (SFJAZZ) … More
Jazz Makes Only a Cameo Appearance at Major Obama Inauguration Concert
Jazz is one of Barack Obama’s favorite things, according to some of the statements he’s made, in interviews with Rolling … More