Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, jazz icon on American Masters
The essence of what the film American Masters — Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool is trying to convey is defined with the quote, “I want to feel the way Miles sounds.” Mmm, baby, ... Continue Reading →
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes – Film Review
The film successfully builds a bridge. With reflections from jazz lions like Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock, the foundation of the crucial jazz label is built. Musicians signed more ... Continue Reading →
Satchmo at the Waldorf – Wallis Annenberg Center For The Performing Arts
Louis Armstrong is likely the first black man that many white Americans loved back in the day. A superb one man show reveals the man behind the image.
In a bravura performance, John ... Continue Reading →
Live at Montreux – Solomon Burke, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones
Music fans have long known that a certain venue on Lake Geneva is one of the globe’s premier live venues. Long before and after Deep Purple made Montreux famous in their epic “Smoke ... Continue Reading →
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