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In 1972, a fraternity brother of mine who had been turning me on to a succession of soul and R&B albums placed a copy of … Continued

David Pate is a remarkable force of nature. The multi-instrumentalist plays a vast array of woodwinds, including soprano and tenor saxophones, clarinet and bass clarinet, … Continued

Many thanks to Pat Williams for these photographs of The New Mastersounds Wednesday, July 10, at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh NC. The New Mastersounds’ … Continued

If you’ve ever seen a Freekbass show, then you know that’s absolutely true. And his compatriots, the Bump Assembly, are always incredibly talented funksters. Sky … Continued

The second annual Deer Valley Concert Series at the iconic Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah, got underway Friday, June 28, with Grammy Award-winning … Continued

Three of the Tampa Bay area’s most important and prominent jazz musicians combine forces Friday, June 28, for Tampa’s Second Pop-Up Jazz Club at the … Continued

Two of the headlining bands from last month’s Orange Blossom Jamboree are joining forces for a four-date Florida swing. Pedal steel king Roosevelt Collier and … Continued

The album is done. It’s in the mail. All that’s left to do is to say “Let’s take it to the stage!” Which is precisely … Continued

(I will repost this with photos when available, but Orlando needs the word NOW! Voodoo Visionary and Chuck Magid & Friends tonight at Will’s Pub … Continued

I was so taken with Voodoo Visionary the first time I saw them, at Crowbar in Tampa in 2015, that I went to see them … Continued