Sunday Session: April 7, 2019

James Carter

Here's a roundup of various music-related items of interest that have shown up in one of StLJN's various inboxes or feeds over the past week:

* James Carter Revisits the Music of Django Reinhardt (Westword)
* CD REVIEW.. Bill Evans – Evans in England (Ronnie Scotts, Dec 1969) (London Jazz News)
* Hannibal Lokumbe: Always Go With the Feeling (New Music Box)
* Hardly Anyone on the Pop Charts Writes Their Own Music (Alone) Anymore (Rolling Stone)
* Live Review: Big Ears Festival 2019 (Jazz Times)
* We Spoke To The Head Of Music At Ronnie Scott’s About The Rise Of British Jazz (Complex.com)
* Galactic Takes Over Historic New Orleans Venue Tipitina’s (DownBeat)
* Steve Cropper reflects on a lifetime of playing guitar with a who's who of musical titans (Straight.com)
* Colonel Sanders at the Rave: Kentucky Fried Chicken’s Presence at Ultra Music Festival Was Disturbing (Pitchfork.com)
* Sounds from Tomorrow's World - Sun Ra and the Chicago Years, 1946-1961 (UChicago.edu)
* Red Bull Music Academy, Radio to Shut Down After 21-Year Run (Rolling Stone)
* Jazz pioneer Buddy Bolden’s historic house cited for demolition by neglect (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
* Kamasi Washington Is Finding That There Are No Wrong Notes (GQ)
* Pharoah Sanders: Spirit Ascending (BrooklynRail.org)
* Tibetan Musical Notation Is Beautiful (OpenCulture.com)
* Premiere: Hear the Title Track from Melissa Aldana’s Upcoming Motéma Album, ‘Visions’ (DownBeat)
* Melvin Gibbs Isn’t Looking Back (Jazz Times)
* Ruthie Foster, the Blues, and a Town That Needs Lifting (No Depression)
* ‘Old Town Road’ and the History of Black Cowboys in America (Rolling Stone)
* Country Music Excludes Women, Especially Over Age 40, Study Finds (NPR)
* Aaron Diehl: paradox at the piano (Rochester City Newspaper)