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“Fall” is the third track off Jesse Fischer’s upcoming Flipped II – a cover of the 1967 Wayne Shorter tune by the same name, as reimagined keep reading »

It should come to no surprise that jazz masters who posses the secrets to the universe are also some of the flyest looking people. On keep reading »

Not only does legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter push boundaries musically but when he shares his thoughts he takes anyone around him on an intellectual journey. Revive keep reading »

There’s no higher compliment from one musician to another than to hand them scores of your music and ask them to perform it. This situation keep reading »

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In the middle of his 6-year stint with Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter recorded several of his own albums. 1964 in particular was a busy year for this New Jersey born saxophonist. Fresh off the release of Night Dreamer and Juju, Wayne began recording the album Speak No Evil. Pushing away from the sound of Lee Morgan, and Miles Davis, Wayne decided to bring in Freddie Hubbard. What they recorded together on Speak No Evil is perhaps the greatest documentation of their work together.

Carmen McRae, Betty Carter, Eubie Blake are among the many who called Brooklyn home for a time, and we are all the better for what they created during that time. Had it not been for these men and women, Brooklyn Jazz wouldn’t be putting the dent into music that it is now; stirring the pot in the mainstream while lighting a fire under established players who just want to play standards all day. Here are some of the borough’s legends that made history by not being satisfied with keeping the peace.