Brian Blade v Tony Williams? Men of Eras
Brian Blade v Tony Williams? Men of Eras One evening after showing my friend the full video of Jazz Crimes (live) featuring Joshua Redman, Sam Yahel and Brian Blade the…
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Jazz Greats I Met: Brian Blade
Jazz Greats I Met: Brian Blade It was the Spring-Summertime of 1994. My health was bad and my relationship was worse. Just out of hospital I was at home having…
Is Jazz Music Urhobo? III
Is Jazz Music Urhobo? III In part II of this series, we must mention the choice of the Art Ensemble of Chicago as archetypal to Uhuoro’ojevwu. Such is not a…
Is Jazz Urhobo Music? I
Is Jazz Urhobo Music? I Odeyovwi; Kọdiọ rẹ ihweje – Ancient Urhobo saying. Ọmẹ v’ọroavware diọvo. – Ancient Urhobo saying. Jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie once said jazz was originally a…
Urhobo Music Is 21st Century Ready
Urhobo Music Is 21st Century Ready An overview of Modern Urhobo music played by traditional exponents, Okpan Arhibo and King Enakpodia. The modern sound of the Isologu played by Lucky…
Creed Taylor and the Origins of Smooth Jazz
Creed Taylor and the Origins of Smooth Jazz There few people who popularised and brought money into jazz like producer, Creed Taylor, did. Beginning with creating the international Bossa Nova…