Kris Bowers: The Generational Theory in Music

Pianist Kris Bowers is one of the newest and brightest lights on the jazz landscape. Schooled in jazz and classical music, raised amid the rap and hip-hop of the 1990s, inspired by the cinematic power of the great film composers of recent decades, Bowers’ sound – though rooted in traditional …

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CD Review: Christian McBride’s People Music

Who needs a dandelion pesto malfatti when you can have a juicy bacon cheeseburger? Instead of an afternoon of croquet and tea, how about kickin’ it on the patio with an ice-cold beer? As the great Albert Einstein once said, “If you can’t explain it to a six-year old, you …

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