(originally published in JazzTimes) Jimmy Cobb & Peter Erskine On Ride Cymbals What to look for in jazz’s essential cymbal … More
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Jazz is Dead, Again?; Jazz & Colors Festival; Wayne Shorter Returns to Blue Note
Planet Jazz: Notes From All Over Jazz is dead. What, again? Say it ain’t so! At the end of a partially … More
Airto, Last Night at USF
The great Brazilian percussionist Airto Moreira came to USF in Tampa this week for a workshop, a talk, and, last … More
Jazz at the Grammys; and props to Lifetime Achievement winner Clark Terry
The Grammy Awards — particularly as demonstrated by its biggest categories — remains the music industry’s overblown high-school prom, a … More