Cecil Taylor, one of the greatest artists and musicians to ever walk the planet, has died. The Times has a really great, comprehensive overview of his life.
Flashback Friday is back! On a Sunday! Freelance assignments overwhelmed me a bit this month, that's why I've largely been absent from LGM. That's the freelance life though, and hopefully.
This is the grave of Cab Calloway. Born in 1907 in Rochester to a fairly well-off family, Calloway grew up in Baltimore. His parents saw their son's talent early on.
This is the grave of Miles Davis. For my money, Miles Davis is the greatest jazz musician of all time. This is hardly a novel assertion. I say this not.
This is the grave of Thelonious Monk. Born in 1917 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Monk's family.
This is the grave of Jackie McLean. Born in 1931 in Harlem to a jazz family, McLean became one of the premier alto saxophone players of his time. Knowing people.
You need Sunday School today. Specifically, to listen to Professor Sun Ra lecture in his course he gave in 1971 at UC-Berkeley titled "The Black Man in the Cosmos." The.
I was lucky enough to see Satoko Fujii's quarter Tobira, starring my college roommate Todd Nicholson on bass, at Firehouse 12 in New Haven this evening. This is a clip.
