Generally regarded as an outsized and unwieldy instrument, the baritone saxophone has not always been accorded the status of its more manageable si...
Long considered the cradle of American jazz civilization from the turn of the last century, the city of New Orleans continues a hundred-plus years on to produce some of the…
05 Jul
Spartacus by Tommy Smith
When Tommy Smith came to the critical attention of American audiences back in the 1980s, he was hailed enthusiastically as equal parts European Jazz Wunderkind and Scottish…
The standards repertoire. Its more than a benchmark by which instrumentalists and vocalists are measured; its the benchmark. And long into the coming millenium all comers w…
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