Congratulations, Kwame Dawes! The National Library of Jamaica has announced that he will be Jamaica’s new Poet Laureate. Often called “the busiest man in literature,” Kwame is the author of 20 books of poetry and numerous other books of fiction, criticism, and essays. We featured him as our 32 Bar Blues Voice of the Art several… Read more »
Grateful Dead/Dead & Company guitarist Bob Weir was among the honorees in last night’s “A Great Night In Harlem” all-star benefit concert at the legendary Apollo Theater in New York City. The gala supporting the nonprofit Jazz Foundation of America featured additional performances by the Sun Ra Arkestra, Chuck D and others. Weir was accompanied… Read more »
Thank you, DownBeat Magazine, for the great write-up! Grab your Holiday CD (and T-shirt) today. All profits we receive from their sales go directly to the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund. Various Artists In The Key Of Chiaroscuro–Holiday Jazz Mix (Chiaroscuro Records/32 Bar Blues) Jazz Foundation of America, 32 Bar Blues and Chiaroscuro… Read more »
Congratulations to all of our featured Voices of the Art who received top honors in the DownBeat Magazine Readers Poll for 2023! Clockwise from upper left: Ahmad Jamal – Historical Album of the Year; Kenny Garrett – Alto Saxophone; James Carter – Baritone Saxophone; Brad Mehldau – Piano; Marcus Miller – Electric Bass; Brian Blade… Read more »
EXCERPTED FROM THE SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT – Since the onset of COVID-19, arts education programs have been hit especially hard. Santa Barbara music nonprofit Notes for Notes is no stranger to these challenges. Founded in 2006, Notes for Notes provides and staffs after-school recording studios in Boys & Girls Clubs across the country, allowing kids… Read more »
32 Bar Blues Partners with African Poetry Book Fund African Poetry Book Fund founder Kwame Dawes is also the Glenna Luschei Editor of Prairie Schooner and teaches at the University of Nebraska and the Pacific MFA Program. PRAIRIE SCHOONER: Can you tell us a little bit about 32 Bar Blues and the organization’s relationships to… Read more »
EXCERPT FROM THE SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT “Jazz music is the power of now,” as Wynton Marsalis once said. For men’s clothing company 32 Bar Blues, jazz is the inspiration for the brand – and the power behind an exciting new partnership with the Jazz Foundation of America. Compelled by the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact… Read more »
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