As the improvised African American based music, known by many as Jazz, enters its second century, its influences and impact can now be found and heard in virtually every community in the world. This specific, amazing record (CD) has been made by a young (29 year old) Palestinian composer/pianist named Faraj Suleiman. Mr. Suleiman currently lives in Paris where he [...]

As we pass another solstice and cope as best we can with the coldness of another winter, we can count ourselves fortunate that the folks at Oxford American have again sent us their annual collection of writing and music curation in magazine and CD form. This year’s (24th) annual music edition focuses on the roots of Country Music. The accompanying [...]

Well, if the days are getting short and the temperature cold, you know it is time for the arrival of one of the joys of the winter calendar, the annual music issue of Oxford American, the magazine of the written culture of, and “documenting the complexity and vitality of the American South”. This year’s edition (the 23rd annual) appears to [...]