Elder flowering
A raft of ‘elders’ is coming to town, there’s a celebration of a legendary promoter at the Barbican and a brace of contrasting trumpet players
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A raft of ‘elders’ is coming to town, there’s a celebration of a legendary promoter at the Barbican and a brace of contrasting trumpet players
Jazz Corner of the World Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Piano Artistry of Richie Beirach, Part 2 Craig Kessler takes another detailed look at the prolific career of Richie Beirach, who has made hundreds of recordings since 1974. We’ll hear the 74-year-old pianist in a variety of solo settings, examples of his work with guitarist … Continue reading
Sarah Geledi left her job in advertising in Montreal to pursue a career in music in New York City. She fulfilled that mission, producing content for the JAM Festival at WBGO, segments for The Checkout, and programs for WWOZ and PRI's Afropop Worldwide. She also served as a producer for NYC Winter Jazzfest before landing the "job of her dreams," producing radio for Jazz Night in America.
The Broom/Ruskin techno/hip-hop jam The Fear Ratio heads up our list of unmissable albums this week
In the late 1970s, trumpeter Milt Ward brought a hand-picked band into a local studio and cut a cosmos jazz record he hoped would elevate his career. Over the ensuing decades, the album has become a cult classic and is finally getting a proper reissue.