Javon Jackson Quote
When Javon Jackson played in St. Louis earlier this year, STLToday.com posted an interview with him. It’s not online anymore but I did archive the quote I liked best. With the release of his new recording, Once Upon A Melody,…
Celebrating 30 Years Online!
Celebrating 30 Years Online!
John Hilderbrand
New Classical-Jazz Collaborations: Yo-Yo Ma/Krall, Grusin/Ritenour, Perez/Ogerman
It’s not often that I see this: three new classical-jazz collaborations in less than a month. This week, Amazon has an exclusive download of a new collaboration between Yo-Yo Ma and Diana Krall. Two weeks ago, Decca released a new…
Wayne Shorter Jazz Quote
“There used to be a thing where people would say, “this is not jazz! Blah, blah, blah. It’s supposed to sound like this.” Whenever there’s a prescription for what something is supposed to be, to look like or sound like,…
Larry Grenadier on New Recordings by Rebecca Martin and Francisco Méla
I’m catching up on press releases and other email (way, way behind). I just read two separate messages with two things in common – bassist Larry Grenadier and family. Grenadier plays on The Growing Season, the latest from his wife…
New Kim Pensyl In October
It’s been over 15 years since I’ve gotten a new Kim Pensyl recording (the excellent Eyes of Wonder). He kind of dropped off my radar. I heard he switched to trumpet but whatever label(s) he was on never did any…