Judicious placement of swinging originals and timeless standards within a solid framework of acoustic traditional jazz defines Jon-Erik Kellso's newest effort, Blue R…
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Europeans have always approached jazz from their own unique perspective, treating it as an art form to be studied and preserved, yet simultaneously savoring it as a vital e…
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In 1941 the Mills Novelty Company introduced the Panoram, a combination movie projector and juke box. When patrons inserted a dime, they were treated to a low budget three …
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Freshness is a quality of jazz that both excites and vexes its younger players. Unlike the mass-market driven "freshness" of pop music, the freshness of jazz lies solely in…
27 May
Hopscotch by Eric Lewis
Barely in his thirties, jazz pianist Eric Lewis has already covered a vast expanse of musical ground. He took top prize at the 1999 Thelonious Monk International Piano Comp…