Jazz Master

  Jazz, the genre that has sub-genres within the culture itself. There is Swing, Bebop, Harmony, Afro-Cuban, Modern, Smooth, Cool, Avant-Garde and Free or what some call Cosmic/Mystic/World Fusion Jazz. This sound of the 1970’s includes artists such as Sun Ra, Lonnie Liston Smith, Ronnie Laws, Yusef Lateef, Alice Coltrane …

Christian Scott is a Grammy Award-nominated trumpeter, composer, and producer. The nephew of Jazz Saxophonist Donald Harrison, Scott has been called “Jazz’s young style God,” after receiving critical acclaim for both his progressive sound as well as his innovative fashion sense. His most recognizable attribute is a practice known as …

(l-r) Cynda Williams, Wesley Snipes, and Bill Nunn in Mo’ Better Blues Anyone from the ages of 35 – 45 who love jazz, either loves the movie Mo’ Better Blues and or loves Clarke Bentancourt one of the leading ladies in the film. After the movie came out women were …

Peter Escovedo and Sheila E. Creating music that will make history and giving back are a part of the Escovedo legacy, and whether or not she realized it, singer and percussionist Sheila E. inherited the birthright. Before she was known as the Pop and R&B sensation “Sheila E.”, the artist …

Big Daddy Kane and Las Supper perform at New York’s Blue Note Jazz Club photo by Chad Batka One of the reasons that Big Daddy Kane is one of hip-hop’s greatest innovators is because he took his cues from soul music greats. His electrifying stage shows were a modern take …

Legendary Trumpeter Clark Terry “If Clark Terry told me I was playing shit, man, I’d take that seriously. I’d take it to heart.” – Miles Davis Musicians can be a selfish or cryptic people. Even though it may or may not be a fair assessment to make, the truth of …

Meshell Ndegeocello Singer, songwriter and bassist Meshell Ndegeocello’s liberation from her birth name and adoption of her current surname that means “free as a bird” in Swahili at the age of 17 foreshadowed her unrestricted views on love, life and the creative spirit we know today. With a sincere and …

The Public Theater, one of the nation’s first non-profit theater companies, has been producing contemporary works and Shakespeare plays for the past 60 years. A devoted artistic establishment, and a promoter of political, social, and artistic dialogue, The Public runs a distinguished forum that they call Duets. These Duets are …

Prince’s music is like air; so ubiquitous you sometimes forget that it’s there, yet it is essential to all it surrounds. The Roots are like water; they take the form of any container they enter and they are just as essential for survival. No matter what artists tackle the extensive …

Victor Wooten “My mom always said the world needs more than just good musicians. She said we need good people.” There are some individuals who are quick learners and have a knack for learning a specific thing and running with it. Bassist Victor Wooten is one of those people. The …