Jazz Knights Rock
West Point Military Academy is just around the corner from where I live. But since I've never had…
Diz as Google Doodle
On Diz's birthday -- he would have been 93 today -- Google commemorates his legacy with a doodle.…
The Creature's Education: Tree Ring Circus
Here's a clip from the Spark Of Being film by Bill Morrison from his Vimeo feed. The Creature's…
Nicole gets her flutes
In a note written on her Facebook page, Nicole goes through a great story of how the situation of…
JazzInkBlog: Elements of Style
From elsewhere on the blog-o-sphere, blogger Andrea Canter writes up the Dave Douglas residency at…
Mike Reed's People, Places and Things
There's a nice read over at Washington City Paper with Mike Reed, the great Chicago drummer. I've…
We Love Late Ellington Suites Madly.
In Stanford this past summer one of their friendly drivers had Duke Ellington's Latin American…
More Music for Large Ensemble.
In 2008, when I first started writing for jazz orchestra / big band / large ensemble / whatever you…
Kneebody at Angel City Jazz Festival
Check out this review of the day in LA via I Like This. Some cool video over there from Kneebody,…
Brooklyn's Here: New Trumpet @ IBEAM
8th Annual Festival of New Trumpet Music Ibeam Music Brooklyn, 168 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY…