Philly saxophonist and composer Dahi Divine has already made a solid name for himself in the jazz world. A graduate of the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, […]
BOOK REVIEW: Marc Myers – Anatomy of a Song
In 1964, Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers were hard at work in the studio with producer Phil Spector, crafting what would become the transcendent […]
MUSIC: Moses Sumney – Lonely World
Moses Sumney keeps good company with an eclectic mix of indie music disrupters, including Karen O, Grizzly Bear, and Sufjan Stevens. The 26-year-old Los Angeles product plays lush, […]
MUSIC: Robert Glasper Experiment – Find You
It’s been a busy year for Robert Glasper and company: May saw the release of their reverent Miles Davis tribute album Everything’s Beautiful. They’re just now heading into […]
Art of Cool Festival 2016
For the 3rd straight year the Art of Cool Festival (presented by the Art of Cool Project) continued on its quest of becoming the premiere festival showcasing jazz […]
FOOD: Iguana [NYC]
For my grandpa’s 86th birthday this past week, we went to hear some jazz and ended up at Iguana. Every Monday and Tuesday nights there, Vince Giordano and […]
REVIEW: Space Captain – In Memory
The Brooklyn-based septet of Space Captain are aptly named: their intrepid excursions venture deep into galaxies of jazz, psychedelic rock, downtempo, and soul, to name a few. In […]
REVIEW: Shaolin Jazz – Byrd Over Staten EP
Shaolin Jazz, a creation of Gerald Watson and DJ 2-Tone Jones, introduces the rhymes of the Wu-Tang Clan to the world of jazz. Having previously explored this conceit with […]
MUSIC: Leron Thomas feat Bilal – Role Play
Leron Thomas may make most of his bread and butter playing jazz trumpet but he’s someone who doesn’t let himself be put in any kind of box. You […]
LIVE: 2015 Art of Cool Festival
The Second Annual Art of Cool Festival brought hundreds of jazz and soul music lovers from across the country to downtown Durham, North Carolina this past weekend, April […]