Derrick gave a shoutout to Wayne Shorter, and he noted that many of the younger musicians at NJF are carrying on the legacy of his heroes. Hodge started Stevie Wonder’s “My Cherie Amour” with an affecting bass solo, then it morphed into another emotionally driven song that swept the c...
Yet as Roger tried to land a record deal, Johnny’s contradictory behaviour continued. One day he was broke; the next he would turn up with a fat wad of cash he’d found ‘under the floorboards’. He would borrow a friend’s guitar for a gig, then turn up to the next practice se...
This new equanimity hasn’t come at the expense of creativity. On the bandstand with his trio, which opens tonight at Catalina’s Bar & Grill in Los Angeles, Tyner can still summon forth a churning thunderstorm of chords that break into splashes and cascades of notes. As a recording artist...
Back in the day, there was barely a rucksack that wasn’t making beeping noises as some cyber-pet demanded having its poo swept up. Like all good fads, it died out as soon as I’d actually managed to get my hands on one (… or seven), elbowed out by another set of strange Japan...
exciting original piece by Darrell Green got things off to a great start. Thurman addressed the crowd, saying, “It’s so good to be here!” The set continued with a jazzy, syncopated rendition of “Going Out of My Head,” where Camille showed off her excellent vocals, soaring over the...