Sunday Session: January 3, 2021

Chris Potter

Here's this week's roundup of various music-related items of interest:

* So The Star apologized. Now un-write the wrongs to Black KC’s ignored jazz legacy (Kansas City Star)
* ‘Motian in Motion’ (Premiere on 24 January, Doc ‘n Roll Festival/BFI) (London Jazz News)
* Life’s Work: An Interview with Tina Turner (Harvard Business Review)
* Brubeck… on ‘time’ and what Milhaud taught him (interview by Alex Dutilh on France-Musique) (London Jazz News)
* Chris Potter In A ‘Room Of Mirrors’ (DownBeat)
* Seeking justice for Lion Sleeps Tonight composer (BBC)
* 'Brother Robert' Reveals True Story Of Growing Up With Blues Legend Robert Johnson (NPR)
* 'Charlie Brown Christmas' Soundtrack Hits Billboard 200 Top 10 for the First Time (Billboard)
* Jazz Musicians Discover New Possibilities Amid Coronavirus Pandemic (NPR)
* A record 39 holiday songs dominate Billboard Hot 100 chart (Toronto Star)
* Alto Reed, showman saxophonist in Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band, dies at 72 (Royal Oak Daily Tribune)
* John Beasley Reflects on Miles, Herbie, and (of Course) Monk (Jazz Times)
* Frank Kimbrough, Pianist and Composer Who Balanced Mystery with Clarity, Has Died at 64 (WBGO)
* Ken Burns’ Jazz Returns to the Airwaves in 2021 (Jazz Times)
* ‘The Great Gatsby,’ Songs by Ma Rainey and Other Classic Works Will Enter the Public Domain in 2021 (Smithsonian)
* The Blue Whale, Beloved Hub of the Jazz Scene in Los Angeles, Announces Permanent Closure (WBGO)
* In Memoriam 2020: The Musicians We Lost (NPR)
* Eugene Wright, bassist with classic Dave Brubeck Quartet, dies aged 97 (NPR)
* After New Year’s, Times Square will become part of a sound art opera (WHYY)
* James Newton Howard, A Composer Who Can Do It All (NPR)
* Chronology: Memories of Eubie Blake (Jazz Times)

Sunday Session: April 16, 2017

Ella Fitzgerald

Here are some interesting music-related items that have landed in StLJN's inbox over the past week:

* The Bad Plus Has Big News: Some Subtraction, Some Addition, For a Whole New Sum (WBGO)
* 14 Artists Proving Black Americana Is Real (Paste)
* A History of Puerto Rican Salsa (Afropop.org)
* The Paradigm Shifts of Album Artwork (NYUNews.com)
* A Gathering of Orchestras in D.C. (The New Yorker)
* Why Music Services Are Wasting Time Recommending New Music (Forbes)
* Brent Assink Maneuvered the S.F Symphony Through the Early 21st Century. Here is What He Learned (San Francisco Classical Voice)
* Chuck Berry Laid to Rest at All-Star St. Louis Memorial (Rolling Stone)
* Marshall Chess on Chuck Berry's Funeral: The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton Should Have Been There (Billboard)
* How Bang On A Can Rejuvenated New York’s Improvisational Spirit (Bandcamp.com)
* John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music (OpenCulture.com)
* Three Jazz Artists Harmoniously and Creatively Blending Arabic and Western Music (Soundfly.com)
* Guitarist J. Geils found dead in Groton home (Boston Globe)
* Skilled But Shy Musician Jay Geils Remembered As Setting The Bar For Rock 'N' Roll (WBUR)
* Sax linked to Martin Luther King Jr.'s last words hidden in Memphis closet (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
* Five Things You Probably Didn't Know About Les Paul (MusicAficionado.com)
* Frank Kimbrough: A Dark, Rainy Sunday in May (Jazz Times)
* Reassessing Ella: 'The First Lady of Song' at 100 (Chicago Tribune)
* America’s “Secret Sonic Weapon” Against Communism (MessyNessyChic.com)
* I couldn’t tell that this was a robot singing Duke Ellington’s signature song (QZ.com)
* The Big Man with the Big Sound–Remembering Arthur Blythe (1940-2017) (New Music Box)
* Barry ‘Frosty’ Smith, renowned Austin drummer, dies after long illness (Austin360.com)
* Hear Jazz Supergroup Hudson Cover Bob Dylan's 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall' (Rolling Stone)
* Q&A: Shabaka Hutchings - The rising sax star on Pharoah Sanders, jazz’s African roots, the London scene and more (Jazz Times)
* Art Talk with Guitarist Mary Halvorson (arts.gov)