INTERVIEW
Talking Story with Bob Baldwin
(The Hawaii Smooth Jazz Connection)
VIDEOS
serpentwithfeet
Same Size Shoe (Official Video)
Charlie Houston
Things (Official Video)
Kat Edmonson
If You’re Scared (Call On Me) [LYRIC VIDEO]
Elizabeth and the Catapult
thirsty (Lyric Video)
Joshua Henry
Hold Me” (Director’s Cut)
Bass Race
Chasing The Sun (Official Visualizer)
Leslie Odom Jr.
Speak Now (Official Music Video)
Jenny Lewis & Serengeti
Idiot (Official Video)
iogi
everything’s worth it (official video)
Lake Street Dive
Hypotheticals [Official Music Video]
Ruben Studdard
John Lewis Lives
L’Impératrice
Hématome
Ronna Reason (featuring Annabella Lwin, Crown Victoria and DJ Z-Trip)
Panic Town
Kali Uchis
telepatía [Official Music Video]
Bass Race
House Of Spirits
Marieme
Love Now (Lyric Video)
Valerie June
The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers (Full Album Visualizer)
nasimiyu
secretsecret
GiGi Vega
Watchu Tryna Do? -(Official Music Video)
Sting
NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Teddy Geiger
Love Somebody
The Kings
I Know So/Dance Mashup
Grace Kelly
Unbroken Wings Remix (Official Video)
Niia
Not Up For Discussion (Official Video)
Morcheeba
Sounds Of Blue (Official Music Video)
Don Lifted
Lost in Orion (Official Video)
UPCOMING CONCERT
DAVE KOZ PRESENTS “CRUISIN’ ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON” LIVESTREAM CONCERT ON APRIL 18
Special Guests Include Keiko Matsui, Eric Darius, Vincent Ingala, Adam Hawley, Chris Walker and Host Pat Prescott
Tickets On Sale Now For Dave Koz & Friends At Sea 2022 Cruise,
Exploring Amsterdam And The British Isles
Cruising is set to make a major comeback in 2022 – and, in the meantime, GRAMMY®-nominated saxophonist Dave Koz is bringing the music of the high seas to armchair travelers everywhere. Although the next voyages of Dave Koz & Friends at Sea don’t set sail until May 2022, Koz is bringing some of his favorite cruise artists together on Sunday, April 18, at 2:00 PM PDT/ 5:00 PM EDT for “Cruisin’ On A Sunday Afternoon,” a special livestream concert on Looped.
It will feature special guests Japanese keyboard sensation Keiko Matsui, fiery saxman Eric Darius, multi-instrumentalist Vincent Ingala, guitar phenom Adam Hawley and vocalist/musician Chris Walker. Legendary radio personality Pat Prescott will host the afternoon of fun, live music, cruise memories and surprises. Tickets, which can be purchased HERE, include a digital copy of Dave Koz Presents “Live from the Dave Koz Cruise” album.
Tickets are on sale now for the Dave Koz & Friends At Sea May 2022 voyages to Amsterdam and the British Isles. The festivities will kick off in scenic Amsterdam, home to many historic locations – and edibles that rival Dr. Norm’s, the new cannabis-based apothecary cookie and edibles company created by Dave and his siblings to honor their parents.Exploring five countries in seven days, the cruise will include bucket-list stops in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. For details, visit www.davekoz.com.
Garage a Trois • Calm Down Cologne Album Release Show
Featuring: Skerik
Garage A Trois return in the form from which they were born 22 years earlier with a new studio album, Calm Down Cologne. Comprised by guitarist Charlie Hunter, saxophonist Skerik and drummer Stanton Moore, OG GAT released its debut album Mysteryfunk to wide acclaim in 1999. The band evolved over the pursuant years in various configurations before eventually going on hiatus following its 2015 album, Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil. In 2019, however, the original three piece line-up reunited for a handful of shows. This would also result in an afternoon spent recording at Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard’s Studio Litho in Seattle, right across the street from where the band was playing a sold out, three night run at Nectar Lounge. Ace engineer Randall Dunn was invited to document the proceedings and captured the resulting album in one magical session. Dunn would take the tracks back to AVAST! Recording Co. for mixing. With all but a few edits on beginnings and ends of performances, Calm Down Cologne presents the music as it was played in the studio that day.
April 16th
6:00 pm PDT
Livestream from New Orleans, LA.
https://loudswell.com/show/garage-a-trois-calm-down-cologne-album-release-show/
Dave Weckl Band
Big B Little B (from the NEW Live in St. Louis CD)
Ensemble Mik Nawooj
Bach On Transcendence
black midi
John L
L’Rain
Two Face (Official Video)
XAXO, Los Amigos Invisibles, Cimafunk
La Ke Hay
Jenny and The Mexicats
4F Music & Thombs – Verde Más Allá (Lyric Video)
Rita Payés
Nunca vas a comprender
Rita Payés/Elisabeth Roma
El Marabino
Casey Driessen, Blackie O’Connell & Cyril O’Donoghue
Pub Session • [Otherlands: Ireland]
Bajofondo, Natalia Oreiro
Будем танцевать (Listo Pa’Bailar – Video Oficial)
Aya Nakamura
Fly (Clip officiel)
Leebrian x Amenazzy
Un Ft. – Video Oficial
Alex Cuba & Lila Downs
Mundo Nuevo – (Lyric Video)
Peter Gabriel | Playing For Change
Biko | Song Around The World
Bajofondo featuring Natalia Oreiro
Listo Pa’Bailar (Будем танцевать – Video Oficial)
Moka Efti Orchestra feat. Severija
Zu Asche, zu Staub
Emir Pabón, Pedro Fernández
El Sirenito
DOCUMENTARY
Eva Cassidy
One Night That Changed Everything (documentary)
MINI DOCUMENTARY
Slim Harpo
Gibson “Lovell” ES-330
Kelly’s Lot
The Irish Luck
Tony Joe White
Bubba Jones [Official Video]
Don Bryant
NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Sunny War
Mama’s Milk
Robert Finley
Souled Out On You [Official Video]
Casey Hensley
Baby I Love You – LIVE!!!! @ The Arcadia Blues Club musicUcansee.com
Lizzie & The Makers
Mermaid
SPECIAL SERIES
CHICK COREA
The Chick Corea Tribute Special is streaming now on Scientology Network. Chick Corea, the iconic instrumentalist, composer and bandleader, won 23 Grammy Awards and was known for his awe-inspiring command of the piano. Having pioneered the category of jazz fusion, Chick was an astonishingly prolific composer whose ingeniousness influenced a wide range of top musicians across all genres, from Herbie Hancock and Gary Burton to Bobby McFerrin.
“My mission has always been to bring the joy of creating anywhere I could, and to have done so with all the artists that I admire so dearly—this has been the richness of my life.” —Chick Corea
The 3-hour tribute special features:
- Chick Corea: In the Mind of a Master—A one-of-a-kind experience documenting the creative process of Chick Corea as he writes, arranges and records Antidote, the album that earned him his 23rd Grammy Award.
- The Musician—A feature-length documentary exploring Chick Corea’s legendary month-long set of performances in the epicenter of the jazz universe, the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City. The film captures the essence of the maestro and Chick’s profound influence on some of the musical giants who join him onstage.
- “Future Sweet”—Chick Corea teams up with instrumental virtuosos Béla Fleck on banjo, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums and Carlitos Del Puerto on bass on his never-before-released song, “Future Sweet.” In his inimitable style, Chick takes us on a musical journey where the final destination is impossible to predict but always a delightful adventure to experience when the maestro leads the way.
Both Chick’s approach to creating music and how he handled life left an indelible mark on his friends and fellow musicians he performed with.
Chick Corea Tribute Special at chickcoreatribute.tv
PANEL
Michele Rosewoman/Arturo O’Farrill/Jean Christoph/James Sanders/James Early
Havana Jazz Fest Panel
INTERVIEWS
Charles Lloyd
First Look with Don Was of Blue Note Records
Iggy Pop
First Look with Don Was of Blue Note Records
David Angel, Kim Richmond, and Jim Self
Out On The Coast
CONCERT
Aaron Germain Trio
Streamed live on Feb 16, 2021
David Benoit in Concert
David and trio will explore all facets of his 40-year career in music including a sneak preview from his brand new album, plus perennial favorites and a special tribute to his jazz piano heroes.
This event is presented by the Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation in partnership with the Carpenter Performing Arts Center.
April 3, 2021
7:00pm
Streaming on YouTube Live
Every ticket sold through the link below helps support the Carpenter Center.
Contact info@torrancearts.org
Kristin Korb
LIVE STREAM FROM DENMARK
April 7 (kl. 19.30-20.30)
US times: 10:30am / 11:30 / 12:30 / 1:30
Termansens@Home Live Stream Concert
https://www.facebook.com/watch/Termansens/
https://kristinkorb.com/
Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent
Quiet Is The Star
Lisa Hilton
“Getaway” Official Music Video
Dr. Lonnie Smith (Feat. Iggy Pop)
Sunshine Superman
https://drlonniesmith.lnk.to/SunshineSuperman
Judi Silvano with pianist Michael Abene
MY DANCE
Damon Locks – Black Monument Ensemble
NOW (Forever Momentary Space)
The Rahsaan Barber Quintet
Panic Point
AFRO PERUVIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, PJ MORTON & MORE:
MERCY MERCY ME | 63rd GRAMMY Awards Premiere
Judy Whitmore
Moonlight In Vermont
Evan Arntzen feat. Catherine Russell
Muskrat Ramble (Official Video)
Gustavo Cortiñas & Desafío Candente feat. Xavier Quijas Yxayotl
Abya Yala
Lauren White and Dolores Scozzesi
Ever Since the World Ended
Sam First presents Solo Sessions:
April 01 Paul Cornish Quintet feat. Nicole McCabe, Henry Solomon, Max Gerl & Malachi Whitson
April 08 Billy Childs Trio w/ John Clayton & Christian Euman
April 15 Melissa Morgan Quartet w/ Sam Hirsh, Luca Alemanno & Kevin Kanner
April 22 Bill Cunliffe solo piano
April 29 Gerald Clayton night 1 – duo with Justin Brown
April 30 Gerald Clayton night 2 – International Jazz Day Celebration
In case you miss the show while it’s live, you can watch ALL past Solo Session performances on the Sam First website www.samfirstbar.com
JUSTJAZZ
Just Jazz Concert Series
http://www.justjazz.tv/
Feinstein’s at Vitello’s Presents
April 02 Around The World with John Lloyd Young & Encore After Show
Livestream + On Demand
April 10 Gina Kronstadt LIVE
Livestream + On Demand
https://www.feinsteinsatvitellos.com/
SF Jazz Fridays at Five & Alone Together
Apr 2 Marcus Miller
Apr 9 Claudia Villela
Apr 15 Tuck & Patti
Apr 16 Dayme Arocena
Apr 22 2021 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert
Apr 23 Sun Ra Arkestra
Apr 30 Orquesta Akokán
Apr 30 Edward Simon solo piano
SFJAZZ Center
201 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
www.sfjazz.org
866.920.5299
Living Jazz
1728 San Pablo Ave Oakland, CA 94612
www.livingjazz.org
Multi-Grammy Award Winner Marcus Miller and Entertainment Cruise Productions Launch New Original Streaming Concert Series
Saturday Night with Marcus Miller & Friends, with the Iconic George Benson as a Special Guest and Guest Bandmembers Patrice Rushen
and Joey DeFrancesco
www.SaturdayNightWithMarcusMiller.com
Village Vanguard
Apr 2‑4 Larry Grenadier
Concerts available on demand
https://villagevanguard.com
Recorded Live At Birdland Theater
https://villagevanguard.com
Birdland Jazz Club
315 West 44th St
New York, NY 10036
https://www.birdlandjazz.com/
(212) 581-3080
FULTON STREET COLLECTIVE
Apr 01 DANA HALL’S SPRING
Dana Hall – Drums/Compositions
Geof Bradfield – Tenor
John Wojciechowski – Alto
Clark Sommers – Bass
APR 05 JACOB SLOCUM’S “AMEN CORNER”
Jacob Slocum – Baritone Saxophone & Bass Clarinet
Lenard Simpson – Alto Saxophone
Matthew Davis – Trombone
Julius Tucker – Piano
Joshua Ramos – Bass
Samuel Jewell – Drums
APR 06 ISAIAH SPENCER TRIO
Isaiah Spencer – Drums/Compositions
Brent Griffin – Sax
Junius Paul – Bass
APR 07 ASHLEY SUMMERS QUINTET
Ashley Summers – Bass
Dustin Laurenzi – Sax
Matt Gold – Guitar
Paul Bedal – Piano
Chris Baker – Drums
APR 08 KYLE MADSEN TRIO
Kyle Madsen – Saxophone/Flute/Bass Clarinet
Ben Dillinger – Bass
Gustavo Cortiñas – Drums
APR 13 BONZO SQUAD
Corbin Andrick – Reeds
Andrew Lawrence – Keys/Lasers
Andrew Vogt – Bass/Pedals
Zack Marks – Drums
APR 14 ANDREW MEYER QUINTET
Andrew Meyer – Trombone
Alex Beltran – Tenor
Kevin Fort – Piano
John Sutton – Bass
Alvin Cobb Jr. – Drums
APR 15 CHAD McCULLOUGH QUINTET
Chad McCullough – Trumpet
Paul Bedal – Piano
Paul Mutzabaugh – Synthesizers
Matt Ulery – Bass
Jon Deitemyer – Drums
APR 16 ALYSSA ALLGOOD Album Release
WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS
Alyssa Allgood – Vocals
Mike Allemana – Guitar
Dennis Carroll – Bass
George Fludas – Drums
APR 20 JAZZ RECORD ART COLLECTIVE
BROWN/PRATT DUO perform HERB ELLIS & JOE PASS 1974 release TWO FOR THE ROAD
Andy Brown – Guitar
Andy Pratt – Guitar
APR 21 MAX BESSESEN QUARTET
Max Bessesen – Sax
Matt Gold – Guitar
Clark Sommers – Bass
Dana Hall – Drums
APR 22 CHRIS GREENE QUINTET
Chris Greene – Sax
Damian Espinosa – Piano/Keyboards
Marc Piane – Electric Bass
Steve Corley – Drums
APR 26 JULI WOOD’S LITTLE ROOTIE TOOTIE MONK TRIBUTE
Juli Wood – Alto
Dustin Laurenzi – Tenor
Katie Ernst – Bass
Greg Artry – Drums
APR 27 DE’SEAN JONES with MIDTOWN STRINGS
De’Sean Jones – Reeds
Junius Paul – Bass
TBA – Drums
Natalie Frakes – Violin
Caitlin Edwards – Violin
Michelle Manson – Viola
Kelsee Vandervall – Cello
APR 28 MATTHEW DAVIS SEXTET
Matthew Davis – Trombone
Ben Lamar Gay – Cornet
Dave Miller – Guitar
John Sutton – Bass
Jess Anzaldua – Percussion
Isaiah Spencer – Drums
APR 29 AMOS GILLESPIE SEPTET w/ LAPIS TRIO Amos Gillespie Septet
Amos Gillespie – Alto Sax
Andy Schindler – Tenor Sax
Gustavo Cortinas – Drums
Paul Bedal – Piano
Dan Thatcher – Bass
Casey Nielsen – Guitar
Alex Olsavsky–Voice
Lapis Trio
Casey Nielsen
Daniel Thatcher, bass
Tim Mulvenna, percussion
APR 30 LIFE IN TIME – COLLECTIVE QUARTET
Darren Johnston – Trumpet
Geof Bradfield – Sax
Clark Sommers – Bass
Dana Hall – Drums
Fulton Street Collective
1821 W. Hubbard St.
Chicago IL, 60622
773-852-2481
www.fultonstreetcollective.com
YouTube.com/fultonstreetcollective
National Jazz Museum in Harlem
Apr 06 Dreams & Defiance: Latin Dance Vs. The World
7:00 pm Facebook Live
Apr 13 Jazz &…Dance: Jazz, House Music and the Underground Dance Revolution
7:00 pm Facebook Live
Apr 20 Jazzonia: the Marriage of Poetry and Jazz Jazzonia Pt. 1:
7:00 pm Facebook Live
National Jazz Museum in Harlem
http://jazzmuseuminharlem.org
https://www.facebook.com/pg/nationaljazzmuseum/events/?ref=page_internal
Van Gelder Studio, the legendary recording studio home to hundreds of jazz icons from John Coltrane to Herbie Hancock, has announced the launch of “Live from Van Gelder Studio,” a new virtual music series that will stream live from VanGelder.live.
Live from Van Gelder Studio is expected to continue through 2021 with a 10-show immersive and interactive program. The series will feature talent from original seminal recordings joined by multi-generational artists who will pay tribute to important records that were originally put to tape within the four walls of the studio. Tickets can be purchased directly on the site for $15. 2021 shows will be announced in the near future.
Performances will be live streamed using a new technology built from the ground up that is true to the Rudy Van Gelder sound. It will allow audiences to fully experience the unique studio and its sound in their homes. Upcoming experiences will be crafted to make the audience and musicians feel like they are at an actual live performance.
Live from Van Gelder Studio is created and produced by a team of jazz industry veterans including:
• Five-time Grammy Award-winner Don Sickler, who produced many Van Gelder-recorded artists including Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard and Cindy Blackman Santana.
• Phil Coady, producer of The Ultimate Blue Train, which was created while he was the lead producer in the Microsoft MS4Music Group and where he and Van Gelder first connected.
• Sam Kaufman, who as a talent agent worked with Van Gelder-recorded artists including Ray Charles, Pharoah Sanders and Jason Moran.
• Maureen Sickler, distinguished associate and long-time assistant engineer for Van Gelder, who now carries on the traditions forged in their 30+ year collaboration.
Live from Van Gelder Studio
www.vangelder.live
Kat Edmonson
New live shows every Sunday night:
https://linktr.ee/katedmonson
Adam Hawley
Back on FB Live: Adam will be back at the same time, same place this Mondays at 7pm PST/10pm EST. He’ll be back with your requests, do another show-and-tell on his studio and recording process, and we’ll definitely see an encore performance from his wife and vocalist extraordinaire Kat Hawley.
Just go to his Facebook page!
Loston Harris
Live shows every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
https://www.facebook.com/LostonHarris/
Jazz, Soul, Funk & World Music
During the entire quarantine period, Qwest TV also broadcasts a flagship program from its catalog every day at 9pm (CET) / 3pm (EST), available from the platform’s Facebook and YouTube accounts. Among the Qwest TV gems, Internet users will discover next week:
For more information on Qwest TV, visit qwest.tv.
Jazz on the Tube
Provides five free services:
1. A searchable archive of thousands of carefully hand picked and annotated jazz videos
2. A free Video-of-the-Day service. Love jazz? We deliver a great jazz video to your mailbox every day. You can subscribe here free.
3. The Internet’s only free up-to-date world-wide directory of jazz clubs, jazz festivals, jazz radio stations, and jazz organizations.
4. A podcast series, unique in jazz, that features in-depth interviews on the history – and future – of jazz with jazz scholars, educators, and presenters.
5. One of the most detailed educational resources available anywhere on the music of Cuba and other Latin countries and their under reported, and often under appreciated, impact on jazz past, present and future.
2021 GRAMMYS® WINNERS
Best Jazz Vocal Album
SECRETS ARE THE BEST STORIES – WINNER
Kurt Elling Featuring Danilo Pérez
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
TRILOGY 2 – WINNER
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
ALL BLUES – WINNER
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Trilogy 2 (Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade)
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
DATA LORDS – WINNER
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Best Latin Jazz Album
FOUR QUESTIONS – WINNER
Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL – WINNER
Snarky Puppy
Best Instrumental Composition
SPUTNIK – WINNER
Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella.
DONNA LEE – WINNER
John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
HE WON’T HOLD YOU – WINNER
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Rapsody)
Best New Age Album
MORE GUITAR STORIES – WINNER
Jim “Kimo” West
Best R&B Performance
BLACK PARADE – WINNER
Beyoncé
Best Traditional R&B Performance
ANYTHING FOR YOU – WINNER
Ledisi
Best R&B Song
BETTER THAN I IMAGINED – WINNER
Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
Best Progressive R&B Album
IT IS WHAT IT IS – WINNER
Thundercat
Best R&B Album
BIGGER LOVE – WINNER
John Legend
Best Traditional Blues Album
RAWER THAN RAW – WINNER
Bobby Rush
Best Contemporary Blues Album
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YET? – WINNER
Fantastic Negrito
Best Gospel Album
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PJ – WINNER
PJ Morton
Best Gospel Performance/Song
MOVIN’ ON – WINNER
Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music; Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters
Best Roots Gospel Album
CELEBRATING FISK! (THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM) – WINNER
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Best Global Music Album
TWICE AS TALL – WINNER
Burna Boy
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
UN CANTO POR MÉXICO, VOL. 1 – WINNER
Natalia Lafourcade
Best Tropical Latin Album
40 – WINNER
Grupo Niche
Best American Roots Performance
I REMEMBER EVERYTHING – WINNER
John Prine
Best American Roots Song
I REMEMBER EVERYTHING – WINNER
Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
Best Regional Roots Music Album
ATMOSPHERE – WINNER
New Orleans Nightcrawlers
Best Americana Album
WORLD ON THE GROUND – WINNER
Sarah Jarosz
Best Reggae Album
GOT TO BE TOUGH – WINNER
Toots & The Maytals
For more info go to: GRAMMY.com
MUSIC EDUCATION
New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies and Contemporary Improvisation Departments feature an array of livestream and virtual concerts
https://necmusic.edu/concerts
Music Habit
https://www.musichabit.com/
My Music Master Class
https://www.mymusicmasterclass.com/
JEN
2022 JAZZ EDUCATION NETWORK
13TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
January 5-8, 2022 • Dallas, TX
https://jazzednet.org
JAZZ BUSINESS
Save CATALINA JAZZ CLUB amid COVID-19!
In response to the citywide closures, the Catalina Jazz Club has set up this digital tip jar in our fight to survive. Their doors have been closed since March 14th, and each day the fight grows harder to pay faithful staff, the talented tech crew and consummate chefs what they’re worth — which is everything. But there are some blues you just can’t sing away, so they humbly ask that you contribute whatever you can to help cover the rent of our Sunset hot spot and spare us from having to go dark for good. While great music can soothe the soul, it’s your gracious donation, no matter the size, that fills their heart.
Please contribute at GoFundMe.com/SaveCatalinaJazzClub
They’ll be sure to have your table ready.
All their love,
Catalina, Manny, and the Staff
JAZZ CLUB BIRDLAND
Even a small donation could help Tom D’Angora, who is leading the effort for Birdland, reach their fundraising goal. And if you can’t make a donation, it would be great if you could share the fundraiser to help spread the word.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-birdland-the-jazz-corner-of-the-world?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet.
See article by New York Time’s Nate Chinen, and how important this is:
https://www.wbgo.org/post/birdland-jazz-club-marquee-nyc-venue-sounds-alarm-raise-vital-funding
SPECIAL REQUEST
Guitar legend Kenny Burrell took a fall two years ago. He is still recovering and on sabbatical from UCLA. Essentially, he is still unable to play and/or teach. Help is needed and welcomed. Here’s the link for donations setup by his wife Katherine:
https://www.gofundme.com/support-kenny-burrell?utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email%2B2300-co-team-welcome
Singer/lyricist/pianist Dave Frishberg is not doing well at all. If you who have enjoyed the gift of Dave’s music, please feel inspired to help him now that he needs it. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-dave-frishberg
JAZZ RADIO
Under director of music programs Mitch Glickman, Jazz at LACMA and Beyond Symphonic Jazz are celebrations of L.A.’s finest jazz musicians and has featured such legends as Wayne Shorter, John Clayton, Johnny Mandel, Kenny Burrell, Les McCann, Billy Childs, Arturo Sandoval, and Ernie Watts. Jazz at LACMA concerts are broadcast on KJazz 88.1 FM every Sunday evening from 7-9 pm that includes an interview with the featured performer and Beyond Symphonic Jazz every Monday through Thursday 9- 11 pm. The archives are available for two weeks following the broadcast.
April Special Guests for JAZZ AT LACM
April 04 | Ernie Watts Quartet
April 11 | Otmaro Ruiz
April 18 | Sweet Baby J’ai
April 25 | Bill Holman Big Band
For more info go to: kkjz.org
Pan African Film + Arts Festival
Since 1992, every year PAFF-LA showcases over one hundred fifty (150) quality new films and over one hundred (100) fine artists and unique craft persons from the United States, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, South America, Europe, the South Pacific and Canada, all showcasing the diversity and complexity of people of African descent.
The 2021 edition of the festival, like everything else was strongly affected by COVID-19 and was essentially a virtual effect. Nevertheless, there were 200 films made by and about Black people from 83 countries, including 168 narrative films, 39 documentaries, 159 short and mini short films from 45 countries and in 43 languages showcased. Additionally, panels, spoken word events, art exhibits and fashion show occurred
Highlighting PAFF was the debut of Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall’s all-star casted comedic Coming 2 America with LIVE Q&A moderated by Anthony Johnson (AAFCA). Also premiering was Genius: Aretha that chronicled Franklin’s personal life and iconic career as The Queen of Soul. Coinciding with the screening was a pre-show performance by Courtney B. Vance and post-show concert by starring actress Cynthia Erivo.
The United States vs. Billie Holiday was not screened, but instead had its themes and creative details discussed with writer/director Lee Daniels, star Andra Day and producer/actor/mogul Tyler Perry. Music oriented documentaries shown at PAFF were, Sundays at The Triple Nickel spotlights Marjorie Eliot and son’s efforts to host jazz concerts in her Edgecombe Avenue, Sugar Hill, Harlem, apartment every Sunday for the past 26 years. Uprooted – The Journey of Jazz Dance celebrates jazz dance and its many interpretations against a linear examination of American history.
The Hyers Sisters’ Dream & Legacy goes back to 1870s, when minstrels in black-face ridiculed African-Americans across the land and the Hyers Sisters, products of California civil-rights communities, were the first female African-American touring-opera stars. Disruptor Conductor was about Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser is an unlikely hero on a mission to create live orchestral shows that are for everyone.
Comin’ up Short delves into hip-hop and Shorty from the controversial rap group Da Lench going from a ruthless gang banger, to protecting Ice Cube’s life. When the Waters Get Deep covers Oakland musicians of SOL Development’s use hip-hop, jazz and soul to tell stories about the effects of policing, mass incarceration and gun violence to create spaces for healing in Black and brown communities.
Raymond Lewis: L.A. Legend revealed the true story of the mythical basketball legend from Watts, California who was blackballed as a rookie from the NBA in the early 1970s following an ugly contract dispute with the Philadelphia 76ers. Politically, Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me is about the congresswoman’s vigilance for human rights, peace and equality in the U.S.
From a different front Hollywood’s Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story showcases his creations and climb to being one of the most successful architects in the country that included working Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, Barbara Stanwyck, William Holden, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, along with business clients the Beverly Hills Hotel, the original MCA Headquarters Building and LAX Airport.
A Crime on the Bayou historically depicts Freedom Summer, 1966, on the sweltering Louisiana bayou and its harsh measures to keep Afro-Americans in their place. From a positive standpoint, Akwaaba: the Awakening follows a group of African-Americans from Los Angeles, California travels to Africa The Motherland for the first time during the summers of 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. Queen is an uplifting documentary about the largely unacknowledged world of minority women in pageantry.
Internationally, Dreaming of Jerusalem reveals a Jewish community in Ethiopia for 2000 years, where people have been waiting for 20 years to emigrate to Israel. Alternatively, Finding Sally is a story of a 23-year-old woman from an upper-class family who became a communist rebel with the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party.
Stateless (Apátrida) spotlights the Dominican Republic’s Supreme Court 2013 dicision stripped the citizenship of anyone with Haitian parents, retroactive to 1929. The Bronze Men of Cameroon (Les Hommes de Bronze du Cameroun) celebrates bronze casting as a valued traditional practice that for many generations defines the identity of the Bamum People in the Western Region of Cameroon and might disappear. The Endless Cycle takes a look at a Black man’s life in China, which includes financial success, discrimination due to COVID-19 and being Black.
In the realm of dramatic features was Day 74 an exploration of the impact of COVOD-19 on a couple who grapple with both the disease’s devastating impact on the Black community and the murder of George Floyd. Junebug is about Junie, 28 a writer obsessed with capturing the essence of her childhood growing up with her musician father, Davis. Davis, an alcoholic drummer with an infectious charm and an unending tenderness for his daughter that proves to be a struggle. Executive Order set in a dystopian near future in Brazil where an authoritarian government orders all citizens of African descent to move to Africa.
Black Lady Goddess is a Afro-futuristic series set in the year 2040 when humans on earth now have a connection to their creator in outer space. Her & Her is about women having different backgrounds, cultures, upbringings, rules and races, yet are both British.
Trust Issues is about Aliya, a vibrant, carefree, charismatic sexy and exciting performer, who after a sexual assault, she becomes protective of her true self. Unique to 2021CBS partnered with PAFF to premiere its episodes from The Neighborhood, Bob❤️Abishola, Clarice, The Equalizer along with exclusive Q&As with the cast of each show.
Getting deeper into creative and political issues were panels such: Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? discussed the Black Lives Matter Movement and the struggle for Black Liberation with activist and professor Angela Y. Davis, historian and scholar Dr. Gerald Horne, Black Lives Matter activist Dr. Melina Abdullah, and political strategist and journalist Jasmyne A. Cannick, moderated by PAFF co-founder Ayuko Babu.
Facebook Presents ‘We the Culture’ with PAFF for a roundtable discussion with filmmakers and digital creators with Dr. Mehret Mandefro, Lacey Schwartz Delgado, Wesley Armstrong, and James Bland. Showtime Presents ‘Inside THE CHI Writers Room for an inside look into The Chi’s Writers Room featuring panelists Justin Hillian, Showrunner, Writer, and Executive Producer, Jewel Coronel, Writer and Co-Executive Producer, Resheida Brady, Writer and Supervising Producer, and James Rogers III, Writer and Executive Story Editor.
The Intersectionality of Women of Color in Film & TV – Women of Color Unite (WOCU) hosted a discussion on the highs and lows of the intersection of Women of Color in film with Cheryl L. Bedford, Nikki Bailey, Tatiana Lee, Fanshen Cox, Diana Elizabeth Jordan, Twinkie Byrd, and Tonya Pinkins. Other panels include: How to Get Your Kids Into Show Biz, Fix it in Post, Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: Black Women Transforming the Industry, and By Any Means Necessary: Making Movies on Micro to No Budget. For more info go to: www.paff.org or call (310) 377-4737