Monthly Archives: October 2015

Preview…Pangea Jazz Fest 2015

October 24, 2015 · by · in Listening..., Playing... · 1 Comment

Before the first jazz records were recorded in 1917, New Orleans musicians were part of a culturally diverse scene, a conglomeration of African American, European, Creole, Afro-Caribbean, Mexican, Brazilian, and many other cultures, religions, and genres. And with ears open to them all, these proto- and early jazz musicians incorporated elements of each in their performances […]

Review…’The Amazing Bud Powell’ by Guthrie Ramsey

October 6, 2015 · by · in Reading... · Leave a comment

[This review was published in the journal Jazz Perspectives (vol. 8, no. 1). Download a copy from my academia.edu webpage. -ML] The Amazing Bud Powell: Black Genius, Jazz History, and the Challenge of Bebop. By Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-0520243910 (hardcover). 240 pp. $34.95. In The Amazing Bud Powell: Black […]

It’s All There: Filmmaker Carol Bash Premieres The Lady Who Swings the Band

October 4, 2015 · by · in Listening..., Living..., Playing... · Leave a comment

On September 22, 2015, after twelve years in production and planning, the New York City premiere of Carol Bash’s documentary, Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band was met with great anticipation at a sold-out Harlem Stage Gatehouse.  The film, which was first premiered in February 2014 at the Los Angeles Pan-African Film Festival, […]