https://myspace.com/play/video/thundercat-evangelion-we-ll-die-109499274-112170973 Thundercat “Evangelion / We’ll Die” from Thundercat on Myspace. Over the years, there have been a long line of incredible electric bass virtuosos, who can walk the tightrope of playing with a propulsive, throbbing […]
Tag: jazz
Since the 2012 release of their debut effort, Urn, the New Orleans-based Mike Dillon Band have had a relentless touring schedule, essentially living out of a van; however, the band has won over quite a number […]
http://www.npr.org/templates/event/embeddedVideo.php?storyId=255287618&mediaId=255289331 During the holiday season NPR Music invited the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band to perform as part of their Tiny Desk Concert Series, and although the holidays have passed, the performance is so much […]
The Atlanta, GA-based band, Blair Crimmins and the Hookers have dedicated their musical careers to revive and bring Ragtime and 1920s Dixieland jazz to new audiences – especially those audiences who may have been unfamiliar […]
Despite the waning attention it receives from most of the blogosphere, and contrary to popular belief, jazz is very much a living, vital genre whose artists naturally pay homage to it’s past and legendary artists while […]
One September 11th, a few years ago, I had come home from work or running errands and my father was playing John Coltrane‘s A Love Supreme on the stereo while cooking in the kitchen, and although our […]
A Q&A with Blair Crimmins and the Hookers’ Blair Crimmins
Jazz is America’s first and greatest cultural and music contribution to the world. After all, there are few genres that have managed to convey the depths of human emotion and experience in the same fashion […]
http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=n38632 The Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s latest album, That’s It! marks a new development for the legendary New Orleans jazz institution’s history – it’s the first time that the band is playing original compositions. Although the material […]
Based in Asheville, NC, the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra have developed a reputation in their home stage and across the country for their unique compositions which not only display the amiably quirky wit and charm of the […]
My Gift to You is Davell Crawford’s first full-length release in well over a decade. Released through the renowned Basin Street Records, the album is Crawford’s love letter to his birthplace and hometown, and it features […]
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of it’s founding and with that occasion, the current members were left to consider the sort of soul-searching questions that every institution should ask themselves. […]
During a live Bonnaroo set, the Connecticut-based trio the Stepkids really impressed the folks Spin. In fact, they were listed as part of their “10 Best Things They Saw on Thursday” – and I imagine it […]
Recently, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band celebrated the 50th anniversary and with that milestone it left creative director and arranger, Ben Jaffe (son of founding member Alan Jaffe), and the band with a deeply existential […]
Untitled
Occasionally, the old New York that i once loved is hidden below the surface of new developments and chain stores – and it’s still beautiful and extremely weird but it seems to be disappearing before […]
After releasing three successful and well-recieved albums and concerts all over the world, Carmen Souza has become an important figure in modern Cape Verdean music. In fact, Souza and her music have developed a reputation […]