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Get your own copy of this album at SwapaCD.com. If you're not yet a member, your first 2 cds and membership are free! All you have to do is post 10 cds you want to get rid of. Visit the site to find a huge selection of music!

Get your own copy of this album at SwapaCD.com. If you're not yet a member, your first 2 cds and membership are free! All you have to do is post 10 cds you want to get rid of. Visit the site to find a huge selection of music!

A special live performance by the Rutgers Afro-Caribbean Jazz Ensemble—directed by drummer, composer, bandleader and educator Robby Ameen—recorded at the WBGO Studios.

Edgar Abraham launches 'Aguinaldos' a saxophone and acoustic piano production.

The multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger released 'La Máquina', featuring saxophonist Miguel Zenon.

Night Train | June 6-9, 2022

Pianist Bill O'Connell plays listenable, rhythmically interesting Jazz on A Change Is Gonna Come on Savant Records. Hear it on Jazz 91.9 WCLK

It all started in November of 2021 when one of my friends was visiting New York City for the first time. Being the theatre fan I am, I insisted that we saw a Broadway show together. He suggested a show called David Byrne’s American Utopia. “Sounds good to me,” I responded, “but quick question - Who’s David Byrne?”

It all started in November of 2021 when one of my friends was visiting New York City for the first time. Being the theatre fan I am, I insisted that we saw a Broadway show together. He suggested a show called David Byrne’s American Utopia. “Sounds good to me,” I responded, “but quick question - Who’s David Byrne?”

   Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify  Pianist Bill O’Connell is a genuine triple-threat in jazz, equally well-known as a composer, arranger and instrumentalist. He honed his craft carefully from his days with Mongo Santamaria in the ‘70s, his gigs with Chet Baker, Gato Barbieri, Sonny Rollins and others, and his long-time associations with Jerry … Continue reading