Cortex – French Fusion Jazz
My son, now a freshman at college, asked me if I’d heard about a French jazz band called Cortex. I said I had not and he shared a link with me. I laughed and said “this sounds like 1975!” He…
Celebrating 30 Years Online!
Celebrating 30 Years Online!
John Hilderbrand
Longtime contemporary jazz fan and founder of ContemporaryJazz.com.
Top Contemporary Jazz Albums – June 25, 1988
Bobby McFerrin had the top recording on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart 35 years ago. Simple Pleasures was spending its second week as the #1 album the week of June 25, 1988. Simple Pleasures was a bestseller thanks to…
David Benoit Returns
Contemporary jazz pianist, composer, conductor, and arranger David Benoit feels new energy after a recent kidney transplant. “I’ve been given this incredible gift… and I feel like I can almost start over again.” In a good article by Bondo Wyszpolski,…
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Playing with AI: Karol G + Kenny G
I’m fascinated with the deluge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools that are garnering attention. AI is truly a game changer. I’m convinced this is the very beginning of something that alter how we define art. It will eliminate jobs and…