CD Review – Kris Funn – Cornerstore (2017)
“On the corner of bebop and hip-hop, hard rock and hard knocks…here in West Baltimore. This ain’t just a store. It’s a metaphor for our lives” The opening, spoken-word introduction...
NEWLY RELEASED ‘LIVE AT THE 4 QUEENS’ PRESENTS SHIRLEY HORN, D.C. JAZZ ROYALTY, AT THE PEAK OF HER POWERS
Of all the most storied musicians with an association to D.C. – Duke Ellington, Marvin Gaye, Mike Stern, Jelly Roll Morton – perhaps only Shirley Horn made the city home throughout...
WITH INTREPID NEW ONE-WOMAN SHOW, ALISON CROCKETT WORKS TO ‘START THE CONVERSATION’ ABOUT OUR DIVIDED AMERICA
Alison Crockett performs this Sunday at Blues Alley. In Is This It? My American Dream, the one-woman show that she’ll debut this Sunday at Blues Alley, Alison Crockett focuses her vocal and songwriting talents on the...
MUSICIAN PROFILE | AKUA ALLRICH: UNIQUELY AKUA
The vocalist Akua Allrich has been attracting attention over the past few years for her emotionally and spiritually charged performances, and a voice imbued with the sensitivity to coax and soar in...
