– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube
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Music credit: The Jazz on the Tube podcast theme song is “Mambo Inferno” performed by The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria from the CD ¡Que Viva Harlem!
While doing research for my book “Death, Resurrection, and Spirit in New Orleans,” I needed more information about Mother Catherine Seals of New Orleans.
Seals was a healer, a community leader, and had a profound, if largely underappreciated, contribution to New Orleans and American music. (By the way, the correct pronunciation of her name is “Seals,” not “Sales” as I repeatedly got wrong in our conversation.)
In my search, I came across the extraordinary audio documentaries of artist-musician Matt Marble, which led me to this interview.
I’m sure that after listening to this interview, you’ll want to hear Matt’s work directly. Here’s a representative sampling with an emphasis on his jazz work.
“Secret Sound” Programs that Might be of Special Interest to Jazz on the Tube Fans
When you visit, make sure you contribute to Matt’s jar. This is an extraordinary body of work that deserves all our support—especially if we want to see more of it being produced, which I do!
Kelan Phil Cohran (a colleague of Sun Ra)
The Black Hawk Chant – Mothers Leafy Anderson and Catherine Seals
– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube
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Music credit: The Jazz on the Tube podcast theme song is “Mambo Inferno” performed by The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria from the CD ¡Que Viva Harlem!
In his 12th book, Life Through The Eyes Of A Jazz Journalist, Scott Yanow discusses his beginnings in jazz, his busy career as a freelance jazz critic, memories of scores of live performances, his encounters with jazz greats, the history of the Playboy and Monterey Jazz Festivals, and his experiences as an occasional musician.
Colorful and insightful interviews of Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea and Maynard Ferguson are included along with Yanow’s thoughts on jazz criticism and six appendixes that will lead readers towards the jazz greats of the past, present and future.
Scott Yanow is one of the most prolific and widely respected jazz journalists in the business. An expert on all eras of jazz from New Orleans, swing and bebop to fusion, the avant-garde and today’s jazz scene, Yanow has been a very busy writer since 1974. In his career he has written 11 other books, over 900 liner notes, and more than 20,000 recording reviews in addition to contributing to every significant jazz magazine and participating in a countless number of projects.
– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube
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Music credit: The Jazz on the Tube podcast theme song is “Mambo Inferno” performed by The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria from the CD ¡Que Viva Harlem!
Memphis produced George Coleman, Hank Crawford, Booker Little, Phineas Newborn, Jr, Jamil Nasser, Charles Lloyd, Harold Mabern, and Louis Smith. And that’s the shortlist.
What the heck was going on there? The great Phil Schaap explains.
Boston
The Boston Chronicles
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/the-boston-chronicles-richard-vacca/
Detroit
Jazz from Detroit
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/jazz-from-detroit/
Kansas City
Jazz Secrets Revealed
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/jazz-secrets-revealed/
LA
Kareem Abdul Jabar on LA’s Central Avenue
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/kareem-abdul-jabar-on-las-central-avenue/
New Orleans
John Swenson – New Atlantis
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/nolarebirth/
New Orleans Remix
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/jack-sullivan-new-orleans-remix/
Roget Lewis – The good news from New Orleans
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/roger-lewis-and-the-good-news-from-new-orleans/
San Francisco
Harlem of the West – The San Francisco Jazz Era
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/harlem-of-the-west-the-san-francisco-jazz-era/
Jazz on the Barbary Coast
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/the-birthplace-of-jazz/
St. Louis
The City of Gabriels
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/podcast-st-louis-city-of-gabriels/
Texas
Texan Jazz
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/interview-with-dave-oliphant-about-texan-jazz/
Ornette – Deep from the Heart of Texas
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/ornette-deep-from-the-heart-of-texas/
– Ken McCarthy
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In this reading, we dive deep into the scholarship Kareem Abdul Jabar has carried out on Los Angeles’ Central Avenue.
The story of Kareem’s father
Source of the article and some of the graphics
Podcasts in the Jazz on the Tube “Scenes” Series
San Francisco – Elizabeth Pepin and Lewis Watts
Detroit – Mark Stryker
St. Louis – Dennis Owsley
Boston – Richard Vacca
New Orleans – Richard Lewis
Kansas City – Readings from Nathan Pearso
The Barbary Coast – Readings from Tom Stoddard
– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube
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Music credit: The Jazz on the Tube podcast theme song is “Mambo Inferno” performed by The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria from the CD ¡Que Viva Harlem!
This book is a model for jazz biography (and really for a biography of any creative person.) It not only documents the striving of an individual artist, in this case, William Parker, but also the dynamic communities that are essential for the development of artists.
I strongly recommend this book for music educators, music students, and anyone who wants to get “under the hood” of what goes into making an artist who succeeds in expanding the boundaries of the art.
Anyone interested in (or nostalgic for) the stunning flowering of creative music that took place in the 1970s when, believe it or not, rents in the East Village and Soho of Manhattan were low and musician-operated venues were abundant will also love this book.
– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube
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Music credit: The Jazz on the Tube podcast theme song is “Mambo Inferno” performed by The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria from the CD ¡Que Viva Harlem!
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