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The Vocal Gumbo team: Lauren Kinhan (top left), Janis Siegel (bottom left) and Laurie Green.

(Photo: Laurie Green)

Janis Siegel, Lauren Kinhan Serve Up Vocal Gumbo

A pair of claves taps out the classic three-plus-two beat. Two jazz divas, each a member of a legendary jazz vocal group, appear in separate Zoom boxes, singing and dancing around…


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Michael Dease

Give It All You Got
(Posi-Tone)


Yaala Ballin
Sings Irving Berlin
(Steeplechase)


Dr. Lonnie Smith
Breathe
(Blue Note)


Dezron Douglas
Force Majeure
(International Anthem)


Cowboys & Frenchmen
Our Highway
(Outside In Music)

Alfredo Rodríguez/Monir Hossn
‘Que Sera’
(Mack Avenue)

Pete Ellman Big Band
For Pete’s Ache
(One Too Tree Records)

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Tony Williams

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Tony Williams’ Two Decades Of Drum Innovation

Tony Williams erupted onto the jazz scene in 1963 as a 17-year-old prodigy with a full-blown, volcanic style of drumming that would blow hard-bop tastiness out the door. Williams’ arrival was hailed with a great deal of fanfare. The week he came with Miles Davis to San Francisco’s Jazz Workshop, the club temporarily relinquished its liquor license so the underage genius could play. (I remember, because it was the first time I was allowed in as well.)

Williams played the drums that week at a level of energy and activity—not to mention…






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