Aubrey Wilson: Classic Ideals in Music and Performance
By Susan Frances lassic jazz vocalists have often honed a stage presence that identifies them. For instance, part of Ella Fitzgerald’s stage presence was the elegant evening gowns that allowed …
Xander Naylor: Viewing Music as One of the World’s Greatest Treasures
By Susan Frances Beyond being a musician, a composer, and an educator, Xander Naylor has the spiritual awareness of a Tibetan monk and the creative leanings of a jazz improviser. …
Sebastien Lovato: The Collective Experience of Playing Jazz
By Susan Frances Playing in a jazz collective offers each member collaborative opportunities to open up their imagination, contribute, and react to the other member’s input. It is a microcosm …
Jesse Ryan: Bridging Traditional Themes with Modern Tropes
By Susan Frances omposer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader Jesse Ryan is quoted in his biography, found on his website HERE, saying, “I consider myself to be bilingual; music is my second …
Tony Koch: The Art of Cross-Pollinating Musical Styles
By Susan Frances ross-pollination is a phenomenon that horticulturists use to create a new plant by transferring pollen from one plant to another plant. The same science can be equally …
Rebecca Hennessy: Melodic Themes Rooted in the Natural World
By Susan Frances yrics and music filled with a deep love and appreciation of the natural world is a significant factor driving singer, composer, bandleader, and trumpet player Rebecca Hennessy …
Allyson Briggs: Swing Jazz for Modern Audiences
Allyson Briggs: Swing Jazz for Modern Audiences By Susan Frances ndowed with the glamorous looks of a Classic Hollywood starlit and possessing a voice that seafarers would swear is the …
Marlow Rosado: Honoring the Timeless Traditions of Salsa Music
Marlow Rosado: Honoring the Timeless Traditions of Salsa Music By Susan Frances 2K earmarked a new millennium across the globe, opening people to new opportunities, new leading voices, and new …
David Boswell: Creating Adventures with Music
David Boswell: Creating Adventures with Music By Susan Frances he way landscape artist John Constable transports audiences through the dales of England’s countryside in his paintings, guitarist-composer David Boswell takes …
Amanda Tosoff: Music Made As A Vessel For Poetry
By Susan Frances he music of Canadian composer-pianist Amanda Tosoff is like a beam of light through the modern jazz landscape. She merges the profound messages of poetry with piano-driven …
Moore McColl Jazz Society: Partners in Excellence and Distinction
artners possess a magical quality that puts ego aside and champions excellence and distinction. Partners in music that have made such a lasting impression have included Richard Rodgers and Oscar …
David Restivo: Home Is Where Music Comes From
cclaimed pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader David Restivo has called many different cities home, having lived in Lansing, Michigan then moving to Toronto, Canada. Along the way, he had found …
Wayne Alpern: Riding An Endless Creative Existential Journey
Wayne Alpern: Riding An Endless Creative Existential Journey By Susan Frances Composer and multi-instrumentalist Wayne Alpern has been on a proverbial magic carpet ride. An endless journey motivates him to …
Tal Yahalom: Jazz Music’s Duality of Individualism and Community
Tal Yahalom: Jazz Music’s Duality of Individualism and Community By Susan Frances Born in Isreal, guitarist-composer Tal Yahalom has been based in Brooklyn, New York since 2014. The move, inspired …
Christian Tamburr: Boundless Creativity
Christian Tamburr: Boundless Creativity By Susan Frances From Cocoa Beach, Florida to the world stage, composer, bandleader, vibraphonist and multi-instrumentalist Christian Tamburr is a welcome sight to the jazz emporium. …
Brian Kooken: Leading a Blues Trio with Soul
Brian Kooken: Leading a Blues Trio with Soul By Susan Frances The BK Trio are pros at creating harmony in their dialogue, using the languages of blues, jazz, funk, soul, …
Mark Lettieri: The Beauty of Instrumental Music
Mark Lettieri: The Beauty of Instrumental Music By Susan Frances If audiences can imagine one guitar that has traveled through the decades since its inception, used for playing across the …
Jeff Reed: The Art of Musical Conversation
Jeff Reed: The Art of Musical Conversation By Susan Frances Few listeners would disagree that jazz allows musicians to practice their skills at holding musical conversations. The genre not only …
Santiago Leibson: 9 Bars of Self-Expression
Santiago Leibson: 9 Bars of Self-Expression By Susan Frances Born in Argentina and based in Brooklyn, New York, jazz pianist and composer Santiago Leibson straddles the line between classical music …
Amy Shook: The Power of a Trio
Amy Shook: The Power of a Trio By Susan Frances 3D Jazz Trio, where the D stands for Divas, is a swinging jazz ensemble comprised of drummer Sherrie Maricle, pianist …
Nubya Garcia: Expanding the Vision of Jazz
Nubya Garcia: Expanding the Vision of Jazz By Susan Frances The jazz spectrum is one of the few breeds of music that invite visionaries to blaze new trails, challenge traditional …
Nicholas Brust: Expressing Personality Through Music
Nicholas Brust: Expressing Personality Through Music By Susan Frances Frozen in Time, the latest offering from composer/saxophonist Nicholas Brust is more than merely an exercise in composing music with his …
Mick Hayes: Philly Soul Meets Buffalo Blues
Mick Hayes: Philly Soul Meets Buffalo Blues By Susan Frances Singer-songwriter-guitarist Mick Hayes entered 2020 with the intention of resetting his recording career, forging new friendships, and embarking on new …
Sherrie Maricle: Time Is The Stuff Life Is Made Of
Sherrie Maricle: Time Is The Stuff Life Is Made Of By Susan Frances The opening scene of the 1939 film Gone with the Wind shows a plaque that reads “Do …
John Santos: Drums Are the Voices of Our Ancestors
John Santos: Drums Are the Voices of Our Ancestors By Susan Frances Unknowingly, one of the first instruments children begin to play is the drums whether it’s banging on their …
Eddie Paton: The Infinite Possibilities of Guitar Playing
Eddie Paton: The Infinite Possibilities of Guitar Playing by Susan Frances Multi-faceted guitarist Eddie Paton quickly discovered that the journey of a guitarist is never-ending. The possibilities to structure chord …
Kevin Laliberté: Jazz Harmonies With No Limits
Kevin Laliberté: Jazz Harmonies With No Limits by Susan Frances Canadian born and bred guitarist, vocalist, and composer Kevin Laliberté is known for his solo work in addition to being …
Up Jumped Three: Music With Permanence
by Susan Frances The digital age has proven to have a wide range of benefits and also disadvantages. One benefit allows listeners the opportunity to stream music for free. At …
Paul Shaw: From Military Bands To Being A Bandleader
by Susan Frances Every artists journey is truly their own with no journey identical to one another. For drummer, composer, and bandleader Paul Shaw, the winding road has enticed him …
Curtis Hasselbring: Building Relationships with Musicians for Curha-chestra
by Susan Frances Trombonist, guitarist, composer, and bandleader Curtis Hasselbring has found a vehicle by which his music will continue to be fresh sounding, innovative, and relevant in contemporary times. …
Ernesto Cervini: Finding Balance with Tetrahedron
by Susan Frances Canadian-born drummer Ernesto Cervini has performed and recorded with a handful of groups, some led by him and others contributing as a collaborating member. One accidental benefit …
Bob Baldwin: Voices of the Past Spring New
by Susan Frances Like a daffodil bulb that contains numerous buds in its single capsule, so too does Bob Baldwin’s brand of Jazz. A prolific arranger, composer, producer, keyboardist, business …
Ferenc Nemeth: One of a Kind
by Susan Frances Drummer, bandleader, improviser, collaborator, and instructor of Drum School, a master class sold at the Mac App Store and Google Play, Ferenc Nemeth embraces the 21st century. …
Simon Thacker: Discovering the Music within Him
Simon Thacker: Discovering the Music within Him by Susan Frances Jazz trumpet player Miles Davis was once quoted as saying, “Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound …
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Jazz Congress 2020 in Review
Jazz Congress 2020 in Review by Susan Frances Monday, January 13, 2020 Building Buzz for gigs in the post-listings era Google Analytics will tell you which site people came from …
Igor Willcox: The Thrill of Playing in the Moment
Igor Willcox: The Thrill of Playing in the Moment by Susan Frances The Igor Willcox Quartet led by Brazilian born and bred drummer/composer Igor Willcox can teach everyone a lesson …
Emilio Solla: Letting Music Find Its Own Path
Emilio Solla: Letting Music Find Its Own Path by Susan Frances Grammy nominee pianist, composer, and bandleader Emilio Solla has embarked on a new venture with his latest release Puertos: Music …
James Hill: Trailblazer of Electric Jazz
James Hill: Trailblazer of Electric Jazz by Susan Frances Electrifying the instruments used in jazz music isn’t a part of the music form’s origins but it is certainly inching its …
Michal Martyniuk: From Poland To Going Global
Michal Martyniuk: From Poland To Going Global by Susan Frances Jazz improvisation is one of those musical styles that reach across borders of nations. Its origins are native everywhere from …
Alex Cuba: A Flare for Contemporary Music
Alex Cuba: A Flare for Contemporary Music by Susan Frances Having a continental mind was imperative for musicians through the 20th century. Meaning, they desired to be broadminded about music, …