Willie Nelson in Jazz Country

“One of the big things that caught my attention was after he moved to Nashville in the ’60s, he and another Texan, Waylon Jennings, eventually told the Nashville people to go to hell, and they left,” says Sample, who will join Nelson in performances of the “American Classic” material in Chicago on Sept. 27 and [...]

Can Jazz Be Saved?

“By the same token, jazz musicians who want to keep their own equally beautiful music alive and well have got to start thinking hard about how to pitch it to young listeners—not next month, not next week, but right now.”
- Terry Teachout | Wall Street Journal

Muxtape Jazz

History in the making: I’ve finally updated my Muxtape. Art Credit: Clifford Brown (via All About Jazz)

The Third Eye – Roy Ayers

While Ayers aimed this feel-good record directly at the dance crowd, in 1976 it was heard coming out of passing cars and on apartment stoops as much as in discotheques…

Ivan Wearing Albert Ayler T-Shirt

Proud parent P.G. Moreno of Epistrophy Arts in Austin shared with us this great photo of Ivan in his Albert Ayler No.1 t-shirt.

P.G. is a radio host at KOOP. His show is called Expressive Movements and can be heard on Fridays from noon to 1PM (Central) at koop.org…