Preservation Hall Jazz Band Brooklyn Bowl December 22, 2013 Sunday night, I caught the legendary jazz institution, Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Brooklyn Bowl. Lead by Ben Jaffe, son of the band’s original founder and […]
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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 […]
It’s been about 14 years since Davell Crawford has released a proper, full-length album, and My Gift to You, which Basin Street Records released today marks a couple of interesting events – Crawford’s first release with […]
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 […]
When you think of New Orleans – and in particular New Orleans jazz, a few names should immediately come to mind: Louis Armstrong, the Marsalis family, Harry Connick, Jr. Kermit Ruffins, and countless others. Ruffins’ […]
Taking their name from a compilation of old time ragtime and blues Shake Your Wicked Knees, the avant garde, brass jazz quartet of Wicked Knee has one of the most interesting backstories I’ve recently heard. Over twenty […]