The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) again sponsors International Jazz Day on April 30, a series of celebrations around the world that pay tribute to America’s original art form — jazz. This year the All-Star Global Concert takes place in Washington, DC at the White House, hosted by President Barack and First […]
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Jazz: “New Orleans invented it, Chicago expanded it, New York refined it—but the Midwest territory opened it up and taught it to swing.” Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis thus describes the second season finale of Jeremy Walker’s Jazz in the Target Atrium series, taking place on Thursday, April 28 (7:30 pm). Launched in […]
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Every iteration of every band that drummer Dave King chooses to grace has been busy. From his celebrated burst on the scene in the late 90s, he’s continued to challenge a stunning array of partners with his compositions. A few years ago, he released a surprisingly melodic and ballad-laden outing on Sunnyside under his own name […]
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Everybody’s got a mission these days. From the apt: Religious groups, humanitarian organizations, nature conservancies, to the questionably apt: mega- corporations, carpet steam-cleaners, and scrap metal -gatherers. Everyone who wants your money seems to be mission-driven. I’m not here to judge, it just seems the domain between noble purpose and marketing is becoming more ambiguous. […]
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“Electrifyingly new and strangely familiar at the same time…with his mix of modern sounds and old-fashioned feeling, Raymond is steering jazz in the right direction.”––Downbeat Magazine Even as a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, trumpeter John Raymond exuded an unusual degree of commitment to his craft, apparent in his playing with Jeremy Walker’s […]
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