Soul singer Charles Bradley announced his upcoming third album Changes. It’s set to be released on April 1st, 2016 via Daptone Records imprint Dunham Records. The album is named for Bradley’s cover of the Black … Read more
Pianist Mitchel Forman unlocks Puzzle with a twisting, turning medley of Keith Jarrett’s early reverie “Death and the Flower” and Cole Porter’s eternal “What Is This Thing Called Love?” and then … Read more
This live recording from 1991 captures one of the most unusual musical families in jazz, or any genre, for that matter. Sonny Simmons is a pioneering, avant-garde oriented alto saxophonist … Read more
Music’s Ghost Rider has announced he’s riding off into the sunset. Let’s just hope he won’t disappear entirely. I sensed Rush would exude true grace under pressure and quietly stop … Read more
The short life of bassist Jaco Pastorius remains one of music’s more tragic tales, even more so because the recordings he left behind reflect a young man at the peak … Read more
Lead Belly is a man who needs no introduction, but in case you need a refresher on the enormity of his influence, a quote by George Harrison is a good … Read more
On November 16th, 1973, the legendary early rock pioneer Fats Domino sat at his piano and performed for a crowd of fans at Philadelphia’s Civic Center. Now, the entire concert … Read more
Photos by Jim Gavenus John Prine learned to play guitar when he was 14, and hasn’t stopped since. Prine was discovered by Kris Kristofferson in the late 1960s, and over … Read more
Ben Hunter (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, kazoo, rattlin’ bones) and Joe Seamons (vocals, banjo, guitar, harmonica) first met while playing and touring together in the Renegade Stringband. After a trip to the … Read more
Photos by Arnold Goodman New Orleans artists Cyril Neville and Dr. John and philanthropists Jerome Chazen and Robert F. Smith each received the Louis Armstrong Award at the Louis Armstrong … Read more
