Rahsaan Clark C. Morris has been a doughty shepherd in his Hyde Park community on the South Side of Chicago since 1993. He’s a progressive, grass-roots motivator who’s quic…
The seventeen-year relationship between alto saxophonist David Binney and pianist Edward Simon has been an open one. They’ve partnered with other musicians and have come ba…
April 2007 - Percussionist Kahil El’Zabar kneads his compositions with a penetrating "African sensibility" that connects with listeners on a communal as well as musical lev…
April 2007 - Bob Florence is like an on-call surgeon who is regularly paged to resuscitate the big band sound. With his long-time unit Limited Edition, he keeps the notes o…
March 2007 - Love Song is pianist Ted Howe’s third release for Summit Records. His six arrangements of tunes by Harold Arlen, Cole Porter and James Van Heusen add a …