When comedy and jazz particles collide

January 18, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

Add new comment | Filed under: art music, bear witness, Diversions, improvisation, international phenomenon, jazz critics, listmania, mainstream, national treasure, new year, pianist, rages, Video, www youtube

And Now for Something Completely Different ...
Since we're headlong into the New Year, and the 2007 listmania has ended - Best Of, Top Ten, Bottom Eleven etc. - permit me to right an historic wrong among jazz critics. Since I'm not one of them.
There's no debating that jazz has become an international phenomenon. However, the stale argument about who's moving the music forward still rages. While Americans can clearly take ownership of our national treasure, it's foreign-born artists like the Austrian pianist, Hans Groiner, who are finding ways to bring improvisation and art music back into the mainstream. Without any further discussion, bear witness to the Most Overlooked Artist, two years running:

If you'd like to hear The Shape of Jazz to Come, check out Hans Groiner Plays Monk on MySpace.
- Josh Jackson

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When music, life and mother nature collide

January 17, 2008. Posted by David Tallacksen.

Add new comment | Filed under: Interviews, News, WBGO Community Events

The Katrina Project tells the story of the infamous hurricane and its affect on the arts and cultural life in New Orleans. Tonight's standing-room-only gallery reception featured a discussion with photographers Douglas L. Adams, Jr. and Norman DeShong. Moderator David Cruz was also joined by panelists Tanisha McHarris, Roland Angland, and Yanada Essex.

The conversation was frank and honest - the kind we should hear more of, since the Crescent City's troubles continue. I encourage you to take a listen.

The hauntingly beautiful gallery continues for just a short time more, so check it out - you can find out more here.

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Studio Session - Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life Band

January 17, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

Add new comment | Filed under: Discovery, jazz, Jazz Alive, music site, Remix, saxophonist, sessions, strickland, Studio Sessions

We had a really killer performance and chat session with saxophonist Marcus Strickland and the Twi-Life Band. You can find the whole session, or individual songs, on the NPR Music site. Click here.
Make it a point to check out what some of the baddest young talent in jazz are doing. Not just online, but in the clubs. We have a ton of these sessions on the shelf, so expect more in the coming months. Guitarist Mike Moreno is next.
-Josh Jackson

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