MLK’s Essay on Jazz
Nate Chinen (NY Times jazz columnist and author) posted an article recently, reflecting on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s short essay on jazz, written in 1964 for the first Berliner […]
Month: February 2025
International Anthem
There are so many new jazz labels these days releasing such a beautiful variety of jazz and improvised music. Most of these (relatively) new labels are continuing the tradition in […]
Black Artist Group (BAG)
Phil Freeman has an interesting write-up about the Black Artist Group (BAG) on the Shuffle app. Shuffle seems to have been set up by music critics and fans. It provides quick […]
Ethan Iverson
Ethan Iverson, the former pianist of The Bad Plus, is a prolific writer and his Substack blog, Transitional Technology, consistently illuminates critical aspects of the jazz world and provides thought provoking […]
JazzKidz Week #32 – Dexter Gordon
By: Jaclyn Breeze — Dexter Gordon was a saxophonist, composer and bandleader. He was born in Los Angeles in 1923. He started playing music at 13 when he took up […]
January 2025 Blog Post
Happy New Year to one and all. When the clock struck midnight on December 31, I couldn’t help but look forward to the new year, while also reflecting on 2024. […]
JazzKidz Week #31 – The History of Ragtime
By: Jaclyn Breeze — Ragtime is one of the oldest types of jazz, and is usually played on the piano. It started in the 1890s and was influenced by the […]
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