Ira Sullivan was inimitable in many ways. One of those ways was that he knew who he was and what was important in his life, and he made his lifelong decisions based upon his steadfast values. Without a doubt having been deserving of the National Endowment of the Arts’ Jazz …
One of the most versatile and accomplished drummers you may not have heard of is releasing his first album in 22 years. But you no doubt have heard him during his musical career. On albums or during concerts with Joni Mitchell, Aretha Franklin, Bill Cunliffe, Thad Jones, and many others. …
Always unpredictable and free thinking, who else but Mostly Other People Do the Killing would produce with precisely matched tempos a note-by-note re-recording of one of jazz tradition’s most hallowed albums of all time, Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue? Who else would challenge the accepted groupthink of jazz wisdom that …
Noir’s First Release Combines The Theatrics Of Vaudeville-Era Cabaret With Burlesque Blues And Jazz Born from the ashes of past musical projects, the pandemic, and “a need to focus on a new endeavor in those dark times,” according to Dark Cabaret Artist Paul Noir, comes his debut single “Odd Experiments.” The …
Even though they constitute the bulwark of most jazz groups, grounding them in rhythm and atmosphere, bass players appear to be the most modest of musicians, rarely attaining the recognition of guitar, horn and keyboard players, not to mention drummers, except for outsized personalities like Jaco Pastorius or Charles Mingus. …
Renowned artist Brandon Zano and his alt rock band Zaano have unveiled the first single from their much-anticipated new EP The Salton Sea– “I Do What I Want.”
Before his newest release, Shariar Mrid also known by his stage name “Mrid,” discusses how The Noam Chomsky Music Project encouraged him to look at the world differently. The Noam Chomsky Music Project is run by the label Synesthesia Media, and is a global and expansive effort to disseminate American …
Although still referred to as the next big thing in the music industry, Unrulyshewrote already has three albums to his name. He shared a feverish passion for music since childhood. Officially entering the world of music in 2013. Unrulyshewrote is the epitome of freeform experimentation. With melody at the core …
Personal responses to music assume numerous forms based on individual experiences or the spirit of the music. Celebratory music inspires dancing; spiritual music, prayer; blues, relief from pain; crooning, romance; dirges, grief; percussiveness, acoustic communication, sometimes coded; Muzak, manufactured calming relief from uncomfortable silence; rock, energy; free music, freedom; marches, …
Is that Jack McDuff playing? No, it’s Alberto Marsico. Marsico, a native of Turin, Italy, has been deeply influenced by McDuff’s sound, so much so that he attended one of McDuff’s week-long workshops in 1994. Marsico’s passion for jazz was the cause for his recent friendship with fellow musician, Jeremy …
