Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story (film review)

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

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

(originally published in JazzTimes) NATHAN EAST “Daft Punk’s Nathan East heads in his own direction,” a recent headline in a large-circulation … More

(originally published in JazzTimes) SFJAZZ Collective, “Live: SFJazz Center 2013 — The Music of Chick Corea & New Compositions” (SFJAZZ) … More

Jazz is one of Barack Obama’s favorite things, according to some of the statements he’s made, in interviews with Rolling … More