Jay MurdockApr 13, 20194 minMcCoy Tyner, Charles McPherson Feted at Jazz at Lincoln Center PerformanceA tribute concert honoring the two jazz giants at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater By Suzanne Lorge | Down Beat Magazine | April...
Jay MurdockJan 24, 20184 minHugh Masekela: 10 key performances, from afrobeat to apartheid anthemsThe South African trumpeter, who has died aged 78, spanned a huge variety of styles – from disco-pop to fiercely political jazz By Robin...
Jay MurdockFeb 12, 20173 minAl Jarreau, Grammy-winning jazz, pop and R&B singer, dies at 76Wisconsin native won seven Grammys in three categories in 50-year career. Biggest hits were We’re in This Love Together and Moonlighting...
Jay MurdockFeb 28, 20091 minIn My Father’s HouseAlways first to rise he usually sliped into daybreak like a phantom – heading (in jacket jeans white socks & loafers) for Alemeda the...
Jay MurdockSep 27, 20061 minFebruary in SidneyDexter Gordon’s tenor sax plays “April in Pairs” inside my head all the way back on the bus from Double Bay. Round Midnight, the 50’s,...
Jay MurdockNov 1, 20051 minIn a Coltrane Kind of Place TodayIn a Coltrane Kind of Place TodayHere Where Coltrane IsSoul and raceare private dominions,memories and modalsongs, a tenor...