Book Review By C. Michael Bailey July 30, 2022 Sign in to view read count George Michael: A Life James Gavin 528 pages ISBN-13: #978-1419747946 Harry N. Abrams 2022 Music biographer, James Gavin, summed up his approach to picking biography subjects during his discussion* with Jamie Brickouse in Interview magazine: “With all that I write, … Read more
At 95, Chicago-based guitarist George Freeman is among the world’s oldest active jazz musicians. Although he came of musical age in the 1940s and counts figures like Charlie Parker, Lester Young, and Coleman Hawkins among his influences, his own trajectory has led him from gigging alongside Bird himself through forays into soul jazz, big-band swing, … Read more
In Pictures By Dave Kaufman June 25, 2022 Sign in to view read count The New York City summer music season kicked off with a series of extravagant concerts that turned out large crowds to the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park and Central Park SummerStage presentations. The comfortable temperatures and low humidity created perfect … Read more
George Adams (L) and Don Pullen outside KJAZ in Alameda, California, June 1981 (photo: Brian McMillen) A short list of musicians I most regret never hearing live: King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band with Louis Armstrong in 1923, the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1940 and 1960, Charlie Parker c. 1953, the Miles Davis Sextet with Red … Read more