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Bearde Crosses the Border to Sublimity with Ziad Quartet

by Perry Tannenbaum | Oct 6, 2024 | Articles, Jazz, Music, Reviews | 0

CHARLOTTE, NC – As a listener and a sometime vocalist, my feeling is that a jazz singer backed by...

Superb Pairing: Gregory Porter and The Baylor Project at the NCMA

by Darrell Stover | Jun 10, 2024 | Articles, Jazz, Music, Reviews | 0

RALEIGH, NC – It was a vibe, a wonderful pre-summer summer evening where the heat just...

John Brown Big Band Makes Vespers Service a Joy

by H.H. Miller | Feb 10, 2024 | Articles, Big Band, Choral Music, Gospel, Jazz, Music, Music Review, Reviews | 0

Before attending this concert, I had never been to Duke University Chapel. I had heard of its splendor, of the peace found within its walls, and of the reverence that its architectural design inspires. As I entered on Thursday...

THROUGH 2/18: Carolina Ballet’s Gershwin Spectacular Dazzles With “Rhapsody In Blue”

by Alana Bleimann | Feb 8, 2024 | Articles, Ballet, Feature, Jazz, Reviews | 0

If you’ve ever pleaded for Carolina Ballet to begin taking risks with their guest...

Majesty and Mastery for Yusuf Salim – His Jazz Tradition, Compositions, and Community Impact Celebrated

by Darrell Stover | Feb 1, 2024 | Articles, Feature, Jazz, Music, Music Review, Reviews | 0

A jazz smorgasbord double concert tribute to Brother Yusuf Salim as called by many, a man who through his sheer humanity and mastery of music, impacted and empowered communities and individuals.

Veronica Swift: Militantly Containing Multitudes

by Perry Tannenbaum | Oct 17, 2023 | Jazz, Music, Reviews, Uncategorized | 0

At the tender age of 29, Veronica Swift can look back on a career that stretches over two decades. Yet it’s just in recent years that she has broken through, getting prodigious airtime on jazz radio and racking up high...

Repeats 9/29: Al Strong Quartet Live at the Weldon Mills Distillery Durham

by Darrell Stover | Sep 15, 2023 | Jazz, Reviews | 0

The Triangle has a jewel of jazz vibrancy in its midst, especially Durham. It pulls from the consistently productive North Carolina Central University Jazz Studies Program and others at both the University of North Carolina...

Brother Larry: Jazz Griot (1950-2023)

by Darrell Stover | Aug 27, 2023 | Eulogy, Jazz, Memorial, Music | 0

Pastor Kojo Nantambu and others have called him a jazz griot as is most appropriate for Larry Reni Thomas who was a master storyteller and historian that passed June 30, 2023. His unflinching stands on the Black struggle in...