I moved to Boston in 1970 to attend Berklee and Mick was the number one jazz guitarist in town. Getting to hear him live in … Read More “In Memoriam: Mick Goodrick” The post In Memoriam: Mick Goodrick appeared first on JazzTimes.
I was living in D.C. when [bassist] Jason Ajemian’s band the High Life came through, and I put together a show for them. Jaimie was … Read More “In Memoriam: Jaimie Branch” The post In Memoriam: Jaimie Branch appeared first on JazzTimes.
Vocalist Kari Kirkland’s previous work with multi-hyphenate Shelly Berg yielded a listener-friendly gem in the form of her debut album—2021’s Wild is the Wind. This … Read More “Kari Kirkland: if (when you go) (Slea Head)” The post Kari Kirkland: if (when you go) (Slea Head) appeared first on JazzTimes.
One of the challenges I increasingly face, just as any historian who teaches faces, is how best to describe greatness to progressively younger students who … Read More “In Memoriam: Creed Taylor” The post In Memoriam: Creed Taylor appeared first on JazzTimes.
Ernie Andrews, a deep-voiced singer who scored a major hit (1945’s “Soothe Me”) when he was still in his teens but remained perennially underrecognized by … Read More “In Memoriam: Ernie Andrews” The post In Memoriam: Ernie Andrews appeared first on JazzTimes.
I was still pretty young at the time when Keiko first came around in 1967, around 16 years old. I was already getting known by … Read More “In Memoriam: Keiko Okuya Jones” The post In Memoriam: Keiko Okuya Jones appeared first on JazzTimes.
Terry Woodson, a trombonist, arranger, librarian, copyist, conductor, and record producer, died on October 19. A graduate of University of Tulsa, he joined the groundbreaking … Read More “In Memoriam: Terry Woodson” The post In Memoriam: Terry Woodson appeared first on JazzTimes.
I first met Warren in 1964 or 1965 through a mutual friend, drummer Donald MacDonald. My quartet was booked at The Royal Arms, a jazz … Read More “In Memoriam: Warren Bernhardt” The post In Memoriam: Warren Bernhardt appeared first on JazzTimes.
I’ll never forget the first time I began to get a feeling for the gentleman behind Ramsey’s iconic piano playing. It was at the 2010 … Read More “In Memoriam: Ramsey Lewis” The post In Memoriam: Ramsey Lewis appeared first on JazzTimes.
Trumpeter Derrick Gardner has wed his abiding passion with a new inspiration on Pan Africa. His Jazz Prophets have long made plain his affinity for … Read More “Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets: Pan Africa (Impact Jazz)” The post Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets: Pan Africa (Impact Jazz) appeared first on JazzTimes.