The 2024 TD James Moody Jazz Festival took place from November 7 to 24 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). In the Festival brochure, it says “I’ve always said […]
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by Don Berryman In 2003 Let It Be Naked was released by Apple records. It was a remix made at the urging of Paul McCartney who objected to Phil Spector’s […]
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by Don Berryman photo by Jimmy Katz On Saturday, December 6th, the Grammy winning duo of Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo will perform two shows at Berlin jazz club in Minneapolis. This gives us a rare opportunity to hear these internationally acclaimed musicians in an intimate club setting. In 2021, Zenón and Perdomo were nominated […]
Craig Taborn (Daylight Ghosts) at the 2019 Iowa City Jazz Festival On October 8, the John D. and Catherine MacArthur Foundation announced the recipients of the 2025 awards known as the “Genius Grants,” unrestricted fellowships of $800,000 paid over five years to “exceptionally creative people with a record of significant accomplishments and the potential for […]
Joel Shapira, photo by Nick Greseth By Don Berryman Twin Cities based guitarist Joel Shapira is releasing a solo guitar album, “Unscripted” recorded earlier this year. As a master of his instrument, having spent decades honing his craft and being immersed in the music, Joel doesn’t need a script to produce constantly beautiful music. One […]
The Brandon Sanders Quintet at JazzFest White Plains © Kevin R. Mason The 13th annual JazzFest White Plains was held from September 11 to 15, 2024. This Festival has grown into one of the most notable jazz events in the New […]