Rene McLean Speaks to Pan-African Music and Culture
It has been over a year since alto saxophonist and composer Rene McLean performed in front of a live audience, due to the Pandemic. The... Read More
Jazz
Nnenna Freelon’s Love Letters to Husband Phil
Nnenna Freelon doesn’t put too much stock into what people think of her anymore. That goes for the type of music she wants to make... Read More
Louis Armstrong Continuum — “Art in a Time of Emergency”
Miles Davis once said in an interview, “Everything we try to play, Pops has already played it.” This praise, coming from such a renowned innovator... Read More
Billie Holiday, neé Eleanor Gough McKay Podcast
The times are changing and ROUTES, A Guide to African-American Culture just published it’s first podcast episode. We have been documenting the strides of African-Americans... Read More
The Seasoned Woman Speaks, Part One
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A sweet and salty narrative from the honest heart of a Black woman who has known the soul of Harlem and New York for nearly 60 years.... Read More
Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet
Composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire cut his jazz teeth playing professionally while still in high school. Inspired by legendary saxophonists Joe Henderson and Steve Coleman, he won the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition and released his first album in 2007.... Read More
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
Nina Simone, Nee Eunice Kathleen Waymon, February 21, 1933 in Tryon (North Carolina), USA; Died – April, 21, 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, France) Nina Simone in... Read More
Aruan Ortiz
Aruán Ortiz, whom DownBeat Magazine has called “one of the most versatile and exciting pianists of his generation,” hails from Santiago de Cuba. His compositions incorporate influences from classical music, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and improvisation. Garnering Latin Jazz Corner’s 2011 “Arranger of the Year”. ... Read More