One of the coolest things about music is getting to know different artists in different bands. It is also not a secret that one of […]
ART: D.C. Jazz & Pop-Up Waffles
Were looking forward to jazz, art and pop-up waffles THIS FRIDAY April 26 in Anacostia, D.C., brought to you by Honfleur Gallery and Vivid Solutions Gallery: Hurricane Katrina […]
INTERVIEW: Oderus Urungus of GWAR
Gwaaarrrgghhlllgh. Believe it or not, these barbaric musicians from Antarctica have been around for over 25 years. I caught up with Oderus Urungus (Dave Brockie), GWAR’s lead singer, […]
LIVE: The Robert Glasper Experiment, CMJ
Photo from Glasper’s concert in Montreal, 2010. Jazz will always be one of America’s finest cultural exports. In recent years, the ingenuity and creativity that drove it over […]
LIVE: Mark De Clive-Lowe + Friends, Blue Whale, Los Angeles, CA.
“Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.” Tony Wilson, from 24 Hour Party People. I have never been a Jazz purist. I prefer 1970s […]
TELEVISION: TREME Speaks Volumes in Silence
josephrileyland is a television writer and blogs at kitchen Sofa. He lives in Harlem, NY. TREME speaks volumes in silence. The opening sequence for the second season of […]
Album Review: Esperanza Spalding’s Chamber Music Society
Esperanza Spalding – Little Fly from Chamber Music Society (Buy On Amazon) [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/01-Little-Fly.m4a] 25 years old and already at the head of the Jazz class; Esperanza Spalding’s new […]
NEW MUSIC: Next Stop…Soweto Vol.3: The Giants, Ministers & Makers: Jazz in South Africa 1963-1984
Dennis Maple – Orlando (from Next Stop…Soweto Vol.3) [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Dennis-Mpale-Orlando.mp3|titles=Dennis Mpale- Orlando] Strut Records released volume 3 in the three-part “Next Stop… Soweto” series, exploring the musical soul of […]
Koru Licks EP
When my good friend Haz told me last year about his “bro’s band” Koru Licks and how dope they were, I had no idea how much I’d be […]