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Tuesday, January 12 2010
Overlooked Jazz Gems of 2009The year 2009 was a such a good one for jazz that even some music that had been neglected stands out as stellar. Layman catches up with music he never should have missed. (more Jazz Today) Wednesday, December 16 2009
Reviewing Jazz of 2009: Wherefore Art Thou, Blue Note?The best jazz of 2009 did not come, even a little bit, from the storied "major labels" of jazz. What happened to Blue Note and Verve this year? (more Jazz Today) Friday, October 30 2009
Can Tyler Perry’s ‘For Colored Girls’ Resurrect BAM?Film adaptations from black masterpieces -- and the Chitlin Circuit -- are rejuvenating America's Black Arts Movement. (more Write Black at You) Friday, September 25 2009
Hal Ashby: Hollywood RebelFilms and books strive toward a common goal: telling a story. And very few modern filmmakers are as good at spinning a yarn as the late Hal Ashby was. (more Deconstruction Zone) Tuesday, September 8 2009
Louisiana Woman, Texas TroubadourNeed more duets in your life? Loretta Lynn and Ernest Tubb are among country music's best partnerships. (more Torch & Twang) Thursday, June 11 2009
Great Vibrations: An Interview with Gary BurtonOur jazz critic talks to Gary Burton about his reunion with Pat Metheny, about starting a "gentle" jazz-rock group, and that no one seems to know what a "vibraphone" really is. (more Jazz Today) Wednesday, February 11 2009
Beyond the Bubble of the GrammysThe Grammys suffer from the same problem as the rest of the recording industry: thinking America defines culture. (more Global Beat Fusion) Wednesday, February 4 2009
Across the Universe, for the Sixth TimeThis year's globalFEST was punctuated by performances from Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, La Troba Kung-Fu, Kailash Kher, Watcha Clan, and others -- a brave journey through the world of sounds, guided by open minds and big hearts. (more Global Beat Fusion) Tuesday, February 3 2009
Concert OverloadFree-for-all shows are like a "cool" parent trying to be your friend, instead of your authority figure. While it seems like a good situation at first -- no curfew, no rules -- you realize, eventually, that what it really needs is some structure. (more Mixtape Confessions) Thursday, September 25 2008
Retelling the Story of Black Music: Bert Williams, Godfather of the Black Stage & StudioBert Williams in blackface started a conversation about representing blackness within a mainstream context that has continued through virtually every crossover moment in black American life. (more Negritude 2.0)
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