HeyJaredMy Jazz Life
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Still Reminiscing... (opens the original)
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Today in My Jazz Life, I began thinking of our the genius that is Wayne Shorter, as it’s his birthday. Right around lunchtime, I thought about repost this great Wayne Shorter Tribute video on Youtube (originally posted on the Las Vegas JOI’s Channel), maybe a few of his Gateway tracks, or a short story to engage with Our Jazz Lifers who may be fans of both the man and his music…A few hours later, I finally got a moment to pause work to find that video link and browse Substack for thirty minutes
The Art of Starting Small (Part 1) (opens the original)
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August brought a harsh reality check to the live jazz circuit. Two highly ambitious, brand-new festivals in the country’s biggest markets: the inaugural Los Angeles Jazz Festival and New York’s BKLYNJazz Festival - both pulled the plug just days before the downbeat.Why? They arguably swung too big, too fast.As we learned in my April conversation with Pompano Beach Mayor Rex Hardin, building a successful festival requires a bit more patience, experimentation, and incremental growth. Not every eve
🎧My Jazz Life Recap, April - July 2026 (opens the original)
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Hanging out at the Montreal Jazz Festival with Kassa Overall was one of my favorite experiences of the last few months. In our session the 43-year-old musician broke down the paradox of his new project to me.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="206.1
The West Coast Renaissance (opens the original)
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The Cultural Time Machine: Kassa Overall’s “CREAM” (opens the original)
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Seattle has a habit of producing musical anomalies. It is the hometown of Jimi Hendrix, Quincy Jones, and now, drummer and composer Kassa Overall. Like those iconic trailblazers, Overall refuses to fit neatly into any predefined genre.His latest album, Cream, is the ultimate proof.Hanging out at the Montreal Jazz Festival, the 43-year-old musician broke down the paradox of his new project to me.“It’s funny, the most acoustic record I’ve made is a hip-hop record. The whole album is covers of rap
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