How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America by T. Brooks Shepard There is a plethora, a multiplicity, a panoply of routine “jazz” books available in the music publishing marketplace. They tell the same stories, repeat the same tired myths, sagas, jokes and anecdotes. They pretty much all say the same things-over and over. Not so… Read More: Larry Tye’s The Jazz Men »
Sun Music’s Sheila Anderson talks to composer, band leader, and trumpeter extraordinaire Etienne Charles about his new CD showcasing his new Big Band. Trinidad born Etienne Charles is a performer, composer and storyteller, who is continuously searching for untold stories and sounds with which to tell them. His lush trumpet sound, varied compositional textures and pulsating percussive grooves… Read More: Sun-Music Interview – Etienne Charles »
by T. Brooks Shepard At the end of June, just north of the U.S. border, a jazz extravaganza will take place. From June 27 through July 6, the world’s largest jazz festival, the 2024 Festival International de Jazz De Montreal will present a dazzling array of current (and soon-to-be) jazz stars. Founded in 1980 with seven concerts, twelve… Read More: Jazz is Alive in Montreal »
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, is our SOS Summer On-Demand featured artist. You can “Buy What You Hear” from Apple Music. “Buy What You Hear”
Sun-Music’s Tessil Collins speaks with vocalist, producer and owner of Blue Velvet Soul Records, Maysa, about her career, working with producer JP “Bluey” Maunick of Incognito and the art and nostalgia of the double album. LISTEN AND BUY “REMIX FOR YOUR SOUL” Maysa is the kind of singer who takes hold of a song and puts her audience… Read More: Sun-Music Interview – Maysa »
Sun-Music’s Tessil Collins had the pleasure of talking to saxophonist, Gregory Groover, Jr., about his musical journey, influences and new album “Lovabye”. LISTEN AND BUY “LOVABYE” New York-born and Boston-bred, emerging saxophonist, composer, and educator Gregory Groover Jr has already left an indelible mark in the jazz world, in a short period. Saxophonist Walter Smith III describes him… Read More: Sun-Music Interview – Gregory Groover, Jr. »
James Brown The One. The Only. Mr. Dynamite. The Hardest Working Man in Show Business. Soul Brother #1. The Godfather of Soul. James Brown is our featured artist for SOS Spring 2024. “Buy What You Hear” from Apple Music and Amazon. Sound of The Sun “Buy What You Hear” Spring 2024
Jazz Urbane is a contemporary recording and performing collective of musicians. It will also be a live music venue coming soon to Boston’s Nubian Square district in the neighborhood of Roxbury. Founder Bill Banfield describes Jazz Urbane as a “Collaborative of artists, a music that crosses several bridges. This is music that has grown from urban places and thrives because… Read More: Jazz Urbane – A Collaboration »
