Features American Music: how Duke Ellington built a jazz empire by Dan Shaw When it comes to the pillars of jazz, none stand prouder than Duke Ellington. And like fellow luminaries of the idiom, he pushed this uniquely American phenomenon forward, doing it…
Music News The Doors’ Robby Krieger announces Zappa-inspired solo album, his first in 10 years by Talya Jacobson You may know Robby Krieger from The Doors, but he is back on his solo music run and set to release an album titled The Ritual Begins at Sundown in April….
News Herbie Hancock leads the 2019 Melbourne International Jazz Festival by Molly Lasker The team behind the Melbourne International Jazz Festival have nabbed none other than modern master Herbie Hancock as the headline act for their biggest festival ever. This June will see…
Arts News Remembering Michel Legrand, the man who gave French New Wave a sound by Molly Lasker Polymathic musician and composer Michel Legrand has passed away over the weekend at the age of 86. The composer was active for over half a century and was famed for…
News After many years and multiple owners, Nina Simone’s childhood home is finally in the right hands by Molly Ulm For artistic purposes and historical preservation, four African American artists have bought the childhood home of jazz legend Nina Simone. Simone grew up in Tryon, North Carolina, as a church performer…
