New Dimensions from Urban Elements
Urban Elements is a quintet of musicians from Sweden and Chile. I sampled this release simply based on the name of the group and was impressed. This is what contemporary jazz is about! Amazon.com Widgets
Celebrating 30 Years Online!
Celebrating 30 Years Online!
John Hilderbrand
Acid/Electronic/Lounge/Chill Jazz from Living Room
Discovered Liquid Jazz by Living Room while hunting for new sounds tonight: Amazon.com Widgets
Contemporary Jazz: How I Got Into It, Part 3
This is the third part of a three-part series reminiscing on how I got started with contemporary jazz 20 years ago and highlights since. Part one is here; part two here. Eventually, I graduated from the University of Missouri but…
Contemporary Jazz: How I Got Into It, Part 2
This is the second part of a three-part series reminiscing on how I got started with contemporary jazz 20 years ago. Part one is here. KBIA-FM, one of the top NPR stations in the country, had an evening contemporary jazz…
Contemporary Jazz: How I Got Into It, Part 1
My contemporary jazz journey began 20 years ago, in college. In 1989, I was dating a girl who listened to contemporary jazz. She had cassettes of Spyro Gyra’s Point of View and David Sanborn’s A Change of Heart in her…