On May 25, 2025, the recently anointed NEA Jazz Master Marshall Allen turns 101. It’s been a fantastic year for the iconic leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra. He delivered
Neither the photography on the front and back jacket nor the title of Chris Cheek’s Keepers of the Eastern Door directly bespeak a jazz album, but are certainly intriguing. First,
Talia Keys is a one-woman band, social justice advocate, and independent artist with over 16 years of experience in the music industry. Known for her powerful vocals and activism, Talia
Dead & Company is set to return to San Francisco for three headline shows on the Polo Field in the iconic Golden Gate Park in celebration of the Grateful Dead’s music. Fans can
If you’ve followed Jason Isbell’s career for roughly the past two decades, you’ve by now likely realized that there are two sides to the gifted songwriter and guitarist. On the
Jeffery Broussard is a renowned American zydeco musician celebrated for his virtuosity and dedication to preserving Creole traditions. As the youngest of six siblings, Jeffery grew up in Frilot Cove near
Rounding out our spotlight on the Bad Brains this week, while the band will always be known first and foremost as the trailblazing hardcore punk pioneers that they were, their
The semi-annual Exit Zero Jazz Festival, its twenty-fourth edition, was held May 16-18, 2025 in the nation’s oldest ocean resort, Cape May, NJ, featuring many of the top performers in jazz, emerging stars
For this reissue of 7Seconds 1986 release New Wind, original producer Ian MacKaye and Inner Ear Studios’ Don Zientara ‘reimagined’ the album, delivering Change In My Head. The effort removes
Closing in on their 20-year anniversary, LA’s blues and hip-hop-infused indie pop/rock band Andy Frasco & The U.N. continue to mix sharp humor with often weighty issues on Growing Pains,
