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Monthly Archives: July 2017
Covers, Echoes, and New Music from Gregory Porter
What happens when Gregory Porter covers the Temptations (and others’) “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,” echoes passages from Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On?,” and writes, records, and shares his own 21st-century soulful jazz compositions with the world? Great music– over … Continue reading
Lena Horne: Life, Music, Struggle, and Success
As I join others in commemorating the centennial of the birth of Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (1917-2010), I am reminded of the struggles and triumphs of African American musical artists–in both their public careers and private lives. This week, I … Continue reading
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“Call and Response” with Keter and Ella
The summer of 2017 has been a wonderful season of teaching and learning for me, especially when it comes to those lessons about outstanding musicians. The music of bassist Keter Betts (1928-2005), for example, continues to provide abundant evidence of … Continue reading
Singing, Swinging, and Bopping with Dizzy, Ella, and Lena!
I am certain that writer-photographer William Gottlieb enjoyed his work as a journalist, especially since it afforded him countless opportunities to see and hear many of the greatest jazz artists of all time–including Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Lena Horne. … Continue reading
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Heading “Back to School” in Maryland This Summer and Taking Some of My Favorite Former Washingtonians with Me!
It’s “Back to School” month for the students in my “Jazz Age and the Harlem Renissance” class at Montgomery College, and I would like to invite you to join us in reading (and/or viewing and listening to) materials related to … Continue reading
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Never a Dull Moment in Washington, DC’s Shaw-Howard Community!
I am very fond of the people in Washington, DC’s Shaw-Howard Community–especially those who live, work, and worship on or near Ninth Street, NW. On any given Sunday, you are likely to see them heading to the historic Shiloh Baptist … Continue reading