Jazz/Blues
For Better or Worse, Village Voice's Pazz+Jop Rank the Top Albums and Singles of 2013 [POLL]
Black Music: LeRoi Jones-Amiri Baraka's Writings on Jazz Culture
Jones/Baraka's 'Black Music' looks at the implications of white influence on black music (i.e. jazz). Newark's poet laureate was known for his precision, if not his tact when tackling difficult issues that affected the black community. Grammy-Winning Artist: Herb Alpert's 'Spirit Totems' Unveiling in New York's Dante Park Come March
There is something tremendous about being an artist. The idea of "art"--as a figurative umbrella--can be posited into music, onto canvas or sculpted 16 feet above one's head. And yet, it's that lattermost idea which will soon be postulated by eight-time Grammy winner Herb Alpert, who has a new collection of sculptures set to unveil in New York City's Dante Park at West 64th Street.
