Review of the App RadioooooLast week’s update to version 3.0 is as good excuse as any to recommend the app Radiooooo, available for free on the web or in the Android…Jan 2Jan 2
Review of “Snow!” by Stella ColeWould that all Christmas albums and EPs were like this one — they have a tendency to overstay their welcome ‘roundabout track 7. Stella…Jan 2Jan 2
Review of “The True Story of Bears and the Invention of the Battery” by Caleb Wheeler CurtisA tradition in jazz that it’s nice to see come back is how record labels would bring together a coterie of musicians who would act as a…Dec 30, 2024Dec 30, 2024
An Introduction to Stella ColeIt’s fun to write about singer Stella Cole because it makes me feel like a copy writer for Variety circa 1940, with a pencil behind my ear…Dec 24, 2024Dec 24, 2024
Review of “Island Hopping” by the Gabriel Evan OrchestraOh man, I needed that. In the middle of a long day of listening to a playlist of recent ambitious, complicated, and progressive improvised…Dec 4, 2024Dec 4, 2024
Review of “Discredited: Power, Privilege, and Community College Transfer” by Lauren Schudde and…(Note: These opinions are my own, and they do not reflect the positions of any agency, employer, or organization.)Nov 27, 2024Nov 27, 2024
Review of “Planet Bluu” by T.K. BlueT.K. Blue may be a new name to you, but if you’ve listened to Abdullah Ibrahim records in the late ’70s or Randy Weston in the 1980s…Nov 10, 2024Nov 10, 2024
Concert Reviews: William Parker, Tarbaby, Marc RobotWilliam Parker’s Myan Space Station — The Rosette, Austin, TX, Sept. 22, 2024 Tarbaby — KMFA Studios, Austin, TX, Sept. 25, 2024 Marc…Oct 5, 2024Oct 5, 2024
Jazz Album Reviews: Two Masters of the Jazz HarmonicaTout de Suite — Johan Hoogewijs and Toots Thielemans (VRT Muziek) Harmonimonk — Randy Weinstein (Random Chance)Aug 25, 2024Aug 25, 2024
