Monthly Archives: April 2013

JJA Jazz Hero Award

Posted on April 30, 2013 by The Independent Ear

Last evening, Monday, April 29, was a great night of youthful jazz at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) as the school presented its 27th annual Calvin Jones Big Band Jazz Festival. The event featured performances by the … Continue reading →

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Edward “Kidd” Jordan is New Orleans Jazz Hero

Posted on April 29, 2013 by The Independent Ear

It is indeed my distinct honor and privilege to be named a Jazz Hero of Washington, DC (for more scroll down just below the Ysaye Maria Barnwell interview below) in a group of jazz activists that includes the distinguished saxophonist-educator … Continue reading →

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Ysaye Maria Barnwell on the rich Sweet Honey in the Rock legacy

Posted on April 12, 2013 by The Independent Ear

The deeply organic, folkloric, and humanitarian expressions of the a cappella ensemble known as Sweet Honey in the Rock has made the ensemble an institution. Sweet Honey in the ROck was founded in 1973 by the distinguished freedom fighter Dr. … Continue reading →

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JJA Awards Nominee

Posted on April 8, 2013 by The Independent Ear

Many thanks to the voters in the annual Jazz Journalism Awards for nominating Willard Jenkins for a Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism; I’m deeply honored by this nominationNOMINEES FOR JAZZ JOURNALISM AWARDS 29) LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN JAZZ JOURNALISM Ted Panken … Continue reading →

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Nicole Mitchell

Posted on April 7, 2013 by The Independent Ear

Multiple poll-winning flutist (currently nominated in the Flute category of the Jazz Journalists Association annual poll) Nicole Mitchell has a new recording “Aquarius” on the Delmark label, with a fairly new ensemble she calls Ice Crystals. Much about this new … Continue reading →

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