A Great Night in Harlem featuring Herbie Hancock, Questlove, Charles Bradley and…
All photos by Derek Meade The motto for the Jazz Foundation of America is “Saving jazz and blues one musician at a time.” For the past 13 years, the … Read more
Reviews
The Vacant Lots – Departure
Perfectly introducing the listener to the hypnotic, hallucinatory world that The Vacant Lots inhabit, Departures is one hell of a debut record. The album starts with a blast to the … Read more
Henry Butler – Steven Bernstein and the Hot 9
In case you’ve somehow missed him, Henry Butler is perhaps today’s leading practitioner of classic New Orleans piano, that idiosyncratic blend of jazz, blues, boogie-woogie, Caribbean, R&B and on and … Read more
Lael Summer – Burden To Bear
This talented newcomer’s self-released debut album delivers honest, youthful passion, sultry vocals, and confessional lyrics that reveal both tender, youthful inexperience and surprising maturity. Lael Summer’s style which blends blue-eyed soul, R&B and … Read more
James Lee Stanley – Apocaloptimist
It’s unclear whether James Lee Stanley adopts different personae or he’s just a complicated guy, but many facets of this talented singer/songwriter come to light on this album with the … Read more
Bo Diddley, Stevie Ray Vaughan and more – A Celebration Of Blues And…
In 1989, an impressive collection of soul and blues artists performed at a presidential inauguration concert, which was captured on video and 24-track audio. Why wasn’t it broadcast or released … Read more
Drive-By Truckers
When the ArtsQuest Center (Musikfest Café’s home) opened three and a half years ago, a friend and I casually speculated, “Hey, maybe they’ll book Drive-By Truckers.” Prior to this gleaming … Read more
Brad Colerick – Tuscon
There was an expression of puzzlement on my brow when I opened my copy of Tuscon and saw an inscription to me written on the disco? Was it because I lived … Read more
Levin Brothers – Levin Brothers
They’ve spent their years in respective virtuosic backgrounds playing with a round-robin of legends and icons. Now, the time has come for brothers Pete and Tony Levin to come center … Read more
Fly Golden Eagle – Quartz (ATO Records)
The last time a double album grabbed my attention? Exile On Main Street. And then Fly Golden Eagle took a shit on my windshield. Quartz, the band’s sophomore release and … Read more
