For those who love the warm sound of acoustic blues guitar and vintage vinyl, we designed two new t-shirts for our 32 Bar Blues Foundation collection. And we added a wheel-thrown, hand-detailed and double-fired whisky tumbler to help melt your winter ice. These new items – and all of the offerings in our special 32 Bar… Read more »
Christian McBride is widely revered for his almost superhuman versatility. Focus simply on his musical talents, and you find one of the most admired and in-demand bassists in modern jazz, whose virtuosity, bottomless groove, and keen sensitivity reach far beyond the boundaries of genre. Of the many facets of Christian’s brilliant career, one that shines… Read more »
The blues – in its form, vocabulary, and spirit – is an intrinsic, foundational element of jazz. As the music has developed across the past century-plus, we have encountered manifestations of these roots in every imaginable style, from Dixieland to the avant-garde. Hank O’Neal’s Chiaroscuro Records catalog has long reflected the centrality of the blues… Read more »
Since the early days of 32 Bar Blues, one of our favorite artisan potters has been handcrafting beautiful candle cups, mugs and whiskey tumblers for us in her Oceanside studio. As a touching gesture in support of our nonprofit 32 Bar Blues Foundation efforts, she has created a limited-edition guitar & keys whiskey tumbler for… Read more »
Our nonprofit partners at The Jazz Foundation of America (JFA) – together with the Mellon Foundation – have announced the launch of the ‘Jazz Legacies Fellowship’ – a newly created $15 million fellowship, which will support 50 seasoned and accomplished jazz artists aged 62 years and older over the next four years. The fellowship honors… Read more »
Heading into November and December, we’re excited to bring back our popular holiday music compilation, “In The Key of Chiaroscuro,” along with a new corresponding t-shirt – all to benefit the nonprofit Jazz Foundation of America. 100% of the profits we receive from the sales of the CD and t-shirt – and everything in our special… Read more »
Since 1980, the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation has honored Detroit’s vibrant jazz music history through year-round concerts; educational programs, scholarships and mentorships; and producing the world’s largest free-admission jazz festival during Labor Day weekend. Drawing more than 300,000 attendees over the four days – plus another 2.5 million live streamers in 42 countries – the… Read more »
Originally aired between 1995 and 2002, “Jazz Profiles” is a Peabody Award-winning documentary radio series chronicling the people, places, and themes of jazz. By combining interviews, archival recordings, music, and narration by singer Nancy Wilson, each program tells an informative and sometimes gripping story that celebrates our uniquely American art form and the people who… Read more »
As America’s very first Jazz Studies program (est. 1946) – and consistently one of the world’s finest music schools – the University of North Texas has amassed a treasure trove of jazz history over the decades. The UNT Music Library’s Jazz Syndicate aims to make this material freely available to everybody. Forming a centralized online… Read more »
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 »
