Leonard Feather on Piano Jazz
Leonard Feather (1914 – 1994) was hailed as “the Dean of Jazz Journalists.” He critiqued artists for Downbeat , Melody Maker , Wire , and his own weekly syndicated column for the Los Angeles Times . He...
View ArticleCecilia Smith on Piano Jazz
Vibraphonist Cecilia Smith is a leading proponent of the four-mallet technique. She has performed at nightclubs, concert halls, and festivals all over the world and collaborated with greats such as...
View ArticleLee Musiker on Piano Jazz
Grammy and Emmy Award-winning conductor, pianist, composer, and arranger Lee Musiker has long worked with leading jazz, classical, pop, and Broadway performers. He conducted the Chicago Symphony...
View ArticleManufacturing In America: Fact And Fiction
Ford nixes a Mexico plant and promises 700 U.S. jobs. Can Trump’s arm-twisting bring manufacturing jobs back home in a big way? And now it’s Ford keeping jobs in the USA. After public pressure from...
View ArticleMegyn Kelly Moves To NBC
Fox news host Megyn Kelly has made plenty of news herself in recent months, going toe-to-toe with Donald Trump on the campaign trail. Accusing FOX News Chief Roger Ailes of sexual harassment. Now she’s...
View ArticleWeek In The News: Obamacare’s Future, New Year Terror, Russian Hacking
Obamacare showdown. Russian hacking hearing. Terror in Istanbul. Mariah Carey’s New Year’s meltdown. Our weekly news round table goes behind the headlines. U.S. intelligence chiefs front and center...
View ArticleWalter Davis, Jr., on Piano Jazz
Pianist Walter Davis, Jr. (1932 – 1990) spent more than four decades contributing to the development of jazz history. He worked with a wide variety of talent including Dizzy Gillespie, Donald Byrd, and...
View ArticleOliver Jones on Piano Jazz
Oliver Jones is one of Canada’s premiere pianists and winner of the prestigious Oscar Peterson Award. As a child he took lessons with Daisy Peterson Sweeney, Oscar Peterson’s sister. With a long career...
View ArticleJeannie Cheatham on Piano Jazz
Pianist and vocalist Jeannie Cheatham began piano lessons at the tender age of five and at 13 became intoxicated with the sounds of jazz. Cheatham toured with such blues artists as Jimmy Witherspoon,...
View ArticleEthical Quandaries In The Trump Cabinet
Ethics and the Trump Cabinet. Confirmations hearings for Trump’s nominees begin before ethics reviews are completed. It’s unprecedented. We’re on it. Alarms went up last week when the Office of...
View ArticleOne More 'Case Against Sugar'
Still coming to grips with sugar. Author Gary Taubes says we're still in denial. We know too much sugar is a bad idea. But we are surrounded by sugar. American diets swim in it. Everyone knows how hard...
View ArticleThe Trump Press Conference And Rex Tillerson
Trump faces the press as Russian allegations swirl. Rex Tillerson goes before Congress. We’ll cover it all. Donald Trump and Rex Tillerson, both in the spotlight yesterday. After six months without,...
View ArticleAbstinence, HIV And Blood Donation
A 21 year-old gay man abstains from sex for a year so he can donate blood. That’s the law, but is that what it takes to keep the blood supply safe? We’ll look at science, fear and blood. In the days...
View ArticleOliver Jones on Piano Jazz
Oliver Jones is one of Canada’s premiere pianists and winner of the prestigious Oscar Peterson Award. As a child he took lessons with Daisy Peterson Sweeney, Oscar Peterson’s sister. With a long career...
View ArticleLeonard Feather on Piano Jazz
Leonard Feather (1914 – 1994) was hailed as “the Dean of Jazz Journalists.” He critiqued artists for Downbeat , Melody Maker , Wire , and his own weekly syndicated column for the Los Angeles Times . He...
View ArticleCecilia Smith on Piano Jazz
Vibraphonist Cecilia Smith is a leading proponent of the four-mallet technique. She has performed at nightclubs, concert halls, and festivals all over the world and collaborated with greats such as...
View ArticleLalo Schifrin on Piano Jazz
Composer, arranger, and pianist Lalo Schifrin trained classically as a young man in Argentina. He went on to study at the Paris Conservatory as he developed a career as a jazz musician, playing and...
View ArticleKendra Shank on Piano Jazz
From a background in visual arts and French literature at the University of Washington, Kendra Shank has been pursuing a successful singing career from Seattle to Paris to New York, where she is...
View ArticleBarry Harris on Piano Jazz
Barry Harris is a seminal figure in the jazz world. As the “keeper of the bebop flame,” Harris is committed to preserving jazz through education and performance. His workshops play an important part in...
View ArticleKeith Ingham on Piano Jazz
British-born pianist Keith Ingham began his jazz career in London after studying Mandarin at Oxford University. In the late ’70s, he moved to New York, which led him to connect with the likes of Peggy...
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