Being named Flutist of the Year by Black Women in Jazz and the Fine Arts, well, that's only the tip of the jazzy iceberg for multi-talented Regan Whiteside. With a handful of jazz/funk/soul albums to her credit (including Class Axe and Quantum Drive) - and she's just getting started! - her style is way beyond... Continue Reading →
Christian McBride is a bassist, composer, arranger and jazz commentator/host. He tours and travels the world with the energy of a man constantly pumped up on the spirit of the music. It is from listening to him play that you feel his joy for the art form. His tight musical sense of connection with other... Continue Reading →
Lawrence Bush, a many-times-over author and the editor of the progressive website/magazine “Jewish Currents”, has an octopus-like curiosity and a deep reach into the uncountable facets of Jewish life and sensibility. Among the topics he has written on are the Jewish Resistance, showbiz, racism and Apartheid, poetry, Communism and of course, American politics. Insisting he... Continue Reading →
Come on, see how brave you are. Open yourself up to edits. Really; open yourself up. Split your writer’s self wide open and wait…for the inevitable wave of corrections you are about to receive. Some kindly, some not so lovingly, some maybe with annoyance and impatience. This is me, talking to myself, as I await... Continue Reading →
In 2001 the Carter brothers (Chaz and Winston) formed a smooth jazz group called Midtown. Finding initial success, they went on the road and opened shows for national artists like R&B superstar Roy Ayers and many others. A few years later (2004) they reinvented themselves as Brother2Brother and immediately saw their debut CD “Forever” (Carzino... Continue Reading →
A SLAP IN THE FACE TO AUTHORS EVERYWHERE- of every genre- "Reasons to Vote For Democrats" The ultimate gag-gift ""book"" (it belongs in TWO sets of quotes) that just became a runaway bestseller makes ME gag. "Reasons to Vote for Democrats" which is blank on the inside (oh, I'm laughing so hard) just highlights how... Continue Reading →
