Plastic Sax

My FOMO meter shattered last week.  During my first full day in Louisville, Kentucky, I discovered that Ira Sullivan had p...

Rather than blowing the dust off neglected albums by the likes of Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express and Brand X, graying funkateers and nostal...

*Molly Hammer discussed her life and new album with Monique Gabrielle Salazar. *The Project H was named KCUR’s Band of th...

I was an ersatz doorman last night.  Each time I exited the Black Dolphin represented an opportunity to shill for the new ...

Oleta Adams ’ headlining set at the American Jazz Museum’s Kansas City Jazz & Heritage Festival in May was charming.  Her appearance at...

*Larry Kopitnik’s cogent analysis for The Pitch decries the lack of progress in the Jazz District on the 20th anniversary ...

After years of pledging to attend the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in New York City, I fulfilled the longstanding goal last ...