Category Archives: General Discussion

Umbria Jazz Winter 2018 Perched on the flat summit of a large butte composed largely of rock formed by volcanic ash sits the lovely town of Orvieto, located in the southwestern side of the Italian Umbria region. Normally home to … Continue reading →

Just returning from the annual NYC January performing arts conference zone, in my case that would be primarily Jazz Congress and secondarily the huge Association of Performing Arts Professionals conferences, inevitably leads to thoughts and meditations on the ongoing evolution … Continue reading →

Davey Yarborough Interviewed: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Duke Ellington School for the Arts Talk about the Ellington School’s unique relationship to the DC Public Schools. What it’s actually called is a hybrid program, where we have the obligation to ensure … Continue reading →

With the melancholy recent passing on to ancestry of trumpeter Roy Hargrove, and amidst all the many recollections of Roy’s tireless will to jam, I was reminded of one of the last times I saw Roy, engaged in a friendly … Continue reading →

The following recollections of several memorable connections Randy Weston made with the legendary Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti are excerpted from Chapter 8 of African Rhythms, the autobiography of Randy Weston (Composed by Randy Weston, Arranged by Willard Jenkins; 2010, Duke … Continue reading →