Henry Butler: Life Gives Every One of Us Advantages
iRock Jazz writer, Willow Neilson, speaks with New Orleans pianist and vocalist Henry Butler, an accomplished musician as well as a celebrated photographer not having “sight.” Butler is lauded as one of the greatest living proponents of classic New Orleans piano styles. However, our conversation with him reveals his unique …
Marc Cary: Abbey Lincoln Without Lyrics
Marc Cary’s name can be synonymous with the D.C. sound of music known as go-go. His music embodies a style that will capture the listener, connecting them to the sound. At the age of fourteen he became a member of the High Integrity Band, which played go-go music. He graduated …
Emily Bear Live at New York’s Le Poisson Rouge
Emily Bear is like any other 11-year-old girl, aside from the fact that she is an accomplished pianist, expressive composer and, if that wasn’t impressive, she also possesses something very few children her age have – the Quincy Jones stamp of approval. The 27-time Grammy-Award winning producer/arranger/composer and all-around legend …
Alexandra Jackson: A Voice All Her Own
Atlanta native Alexandra Jackson is a singer, songwriter, musician, and arranger. At the tender age of four, she began what would become twelve years of classical piano lessons. As the youngest daughter of Atlanta’s first African-American mayor and civil rights activist, Maynard Jackson, and Valerie Jackson, and one of the …
Robert Glasper: Jazz with Hip Hop is Music of the Now
Grammy Award winning pianist Robert Glasper is always on the cutting edge of jazz music. The multitalented producer, in addition to working with stellar jazz artists, has worked with major artists in hip hop and R&B. His latest album, Black Radio, features performances by Lupe Fiasco, Erykah Badu, Chrisette Michele, …