What makes the Roy Brooks recording and its highlights a manifesto is a matter of cultural substance as much as musical form. From the nineteen-fifties through the seventies, the jazz drummer Roy Brooks performed with some of the major musicians of the time, such as Charles Mingus and Dexter Gordon, and led some talented groups [...]
The finer points of romance are a too often overlooked art...but with triple threat singer/dancer/actor Elijah Rock around, they are ever in bloom and on the rebound. Returning to the scene with his eagerly anticipated sophomore album, Matters of The Heart (due August 13), Rock slides back into the spotlight ever so smoothly with his [...]
“Getaway Car”...”Junkyard Dunebuggy”...”Engine 71”...For Dave Koz and Cory Wong, there’s a method to the freewheeling madness in titling three key tracks from their high octane, rock/soul/jazz on fire dual album The Golden Hour with a vehicular theme. It’s the veteran saxophonist/entrepreneur (Koz) and hipster funk/jam band rhythm and lead guitarist’s (Wong) spirited attempt to capture [...]
Humans Being, Kirk Whalum's new podcast captures the same soul of humanity as his music MEMPHIS, Tenn — Memphis is steeped in music. All of it derivatives of America's original art form, jazz. Friday, around the globe, musicians, and lovers of jazz celebrated International Jazz Day. Memphis Native and world renowned jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum [...]