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Eden Brent: A Jazz Queen With a Case of the Blues

spinner.com Jazz grew out of the blues some time in the late 19th or early 20th century in and around New Orleans. While the two styles grew apart as each developed its own lexicon, there's no mistaking the fact that the they … view details ,

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Satchmo’s Story, Music Substituting for Words

nytimes.com During the epilogue of “Louis,” an energetic but muddled new silent film that played at the Apollo Theater on Monday night, a wide-eyed Louis Armstrong arrives at the Colored Waif’s Home for Boys, confronted for … view details ,

Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, Chet Baker, More Get Reissue Treatment from Concord

pastemagazine.com Concord Music Group will reissue Vince Guaraldi Trio’s Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus, Miles Davis’ (feat. Sonny Rollins) Dig, Wes Montgomery’s Boss Guitar, Chet Baker Sings It Could Happen to You and Bill Evans … view details ,

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