Step Tempest

Creative music should challenge us, make us think and move us forward. Music can make one's life better and fuller, one of life's greatest pleasures.

Monday, February 27, 2023

These Sounds & Those Words

Argentinean-born pianist and composer Emilio Teubal creates music that shines with lyrical beauty, sparkling solos and interplay plus rhy...

Monday, February 20, 2023

Musical Treats for February

What a joy to be surrounded with such great music––here are two of the more delightful releases of 2023! Photo: Erika Kapin Australian-bor...

Monday, February 13, 2023

Burt Bacharach (1928-2023)

Photo: Getty Images Composer and arranger Burt Bacharach passed away last Wednesday at the age of 94. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Bacha...

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Jeff Beck Guitar

Photo: Getty Images Growing in the 1960s, the " British Invasion " captured my mind and my ears. First, there was The Beatles, th...

Monday, January 9, 2023

17th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll

For those of you who do not know Francis Davis (pictured left), he is an exceptional writer, critic, and has won a slew of awards for his...

Friday, January 6, 2023

Intimate yet Playful, Big Band Brazilian

Two years ago, in the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, esperanza spalding and Fred Hersch issued a live recording with five songs t...

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Of These I Sing (Part 2)

You should think of " OTIS Pt 2 " as the other albums that could have been in " Part 1 " save for the space and attentio...

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