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The Made In New York Jazz Competition: New Features Set the Stage for Musicians to Shine Online
The Made In New York Jazz Competition: New Features Set the Stage for Musicians to Shine Online
The Made In New York Jazz Competition is stepping up its game online, making it easier and more exciting for jazz musicians to connect with fans and get noticed. The competition's website, madeinnyjazz.com, has some cool new features that are a big deal for anyone who loves jazz and wants to make a name for themselves.
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A Lilt, a Bounce and the Smooth Simplicity of Nicole Zuraitis
A Lilt, a Bounce and the Smooth Simplicity of Nicole Zuraitis
Nicole Zuraitis caresses notes, bends them to blue, and keeps it gauzy and breathable: this is the new CD Hive Mind by the New York City songwriter-pianist. Her syncopation sizzles in The Inscription and the keys burn up while getting down to a gritty soul. Her cover of Jolene is astounding, heartbreaking, raw, and like a thousand points of sunlight. On this track, the piano is lovely and brilliant and added to the subtly thumping drums, makes this song a genuine standout.
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Helen author of The Lady Who Shot Lee Morgan Pulls Back the Curtain
Helen author of The Lady Who Shot Lee Morgan Pulls Back the Curtain
To consider jazz in a political light even the history behind the term jazzâ itself (debatably pejorative) is, to some, the only true context. This becomes one of many ways in which to regard the 1972 shooting death of trumpet player Lee Morgan by his common-law wife Helen. The factors at play in this on-stage tragedy included love, jealousy and hate; addiction; artistry; and a culture of racial divisiveness.
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Finalists 2018
Finalists 2018
It's been a long road to finale and we are happy to announce the participants that made it!
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Defining the Look of Jazz: Author Graham Marsh on the Blue Note Phenomenon
Defining the Look of Jazz: Author Graham Marsh on the Blue Note Phenomenon
Art director, illustrator and author Graham Marsh and author Glyn Callingham collaborated on the 1991 (re-released 2002) Album Cover Art: The Ultimate BLUE NOTE Collection. The authors give a fascinating historical context of the subject, and their detailed descriptions of the design sensibility of the day includes a discussion of advertising graphics (particularly related to fashion), which all serves as the Blue Note’s own liner notes.
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