Pharoah
I almost interviewed Pharoah Sanders once. Derek Walmsley, my editor at The Wire, asked me to try and set up a conversation in mid-2014. I didn’t know if Sanders had a manager or a publicist or any...
View ArticleRichard Davis
Richard Davis turned 93 last week. He was born in Chicago on April 15, 1930, and studied under the legendary Captain Walter Dyett at DuSable High School. He got his first big professional break...
View ArticleBA Podcast 82: Kenny Garrett
At this point there have been four episodes of the Burning Ambulance podcast in 2024, so to quote Keanu Reeves in John Wick, “Yeah, I’m thinkin’ I’m back.” The first episode of this current “season”...
View ArticleJazz From 1974
I know we’re in the middle of year-end list season, but this is better than that. What follows is a list 50 jazz albums, all of which turn 50 this year. The list is alphabetical, and you’re gonna get...
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