'Red Summer 1919': A Vietnam Veteran Composed a Powerful Opera to Honor Black Veterans of World War I
"Red Summer 1919: An Instrumental Opera," pays homage to the Black men who returned home from war, only to find a new war on a whole new front.
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"Red Summer 1919: An Instrumental Opera," pays homage to the Black men who returned home from war, only to find a new war on a whole new front.
Not even Covid lockdown could silence the annual Wall2Wall Jazz Festival in Abergavenny. Nigel Jarrett and Ian Mann report.
The 20th jazz bash at Scarborough Spa included Alan Barnes, Jamil Sheriff, Tori Freestone, Jim Mullen, Adam Glasser and Randy Brecker
Our jazz columnist chooses the best new jazz albums of the summer while reflecting on the passing of Astrud Gilberto and Tony Bennett.
Named for the Grateful Dead song that concludes this double album, Uncle John’s Band features masterful guitarist John Scofield at his most freewheeling.