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Winning Ways with William Bell
|William Bell, one of the USA’s most important soul-blues musicians, is a true survivor. After over 60 years in the business, he has been awarded the 2020 National Endowment for … Read more
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In recent years UK rocker Paul Weller has delivered some real surprises with albums that highlight his truly remarkable strength as both a songwriter and singer. Often delightfully nuanced, with … Read more
Exclusive: A chat with Don McLean
As tasty as an American Pie Don McLean wrote one of the most important songs of a generation around 50 years ago. With “American Pie,” he hit the global charts, … Read more
Premiere: Alice Howe’s Getaway Car revs up
“I can’t remember not singing,” Alice Howe said, and her earliest memories were of her mother’s records—Muddy Waters, Taj Mahal, and other blues giants. After college and a time in … Read more
Lume Cube Panel Mini
When we heard rumors about the new bicolor LED light, the Lume Cube Panel Mini, we couldn’t wait to try it out on mid-sized stages during performances and backstage in … Read more
Ken Wenzel offers a Healing Heart
Ken Francis Wenzel studied classical saxophone, graduating college with a degree in jazz studies and spent the next ten years playing sax all over the world with Frankie Avalon, Ben … Read more
#Bloomerangs
Ranging far and wide, with its astral travels, brief Latin immersions and episodes of cool fusion, among other exploratory trips to the outer regions of contemporary jazz, Moments and Fragments … Read more
Ben Reel
Often compared to Bruce Springsteen, Irish troubadour Ben Reel was born to lift the downtrodden to their feet with his strong, benevolent vocals, to comfort the weary and to pen … Read more
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It’s rather rare for serious jazz musicians to market themselves the way pianist/composer Connie Han does on her second album, Iron Starlet. If one were to view the press photos, … Read more
