Liz Fixsen September 25, 2023September 26, 2023 0 Comments

R.I.P. Samuel Isaac King, Alto Saxophonist 1985-2023.

[photo: Saxophonist Sam King, on left, in blue shirt] On Thursday, August 31, the Baltimore Jazz Community was stunned at the news, quickly spreading on social media, of the death of alto saxophonist Sam King. In the early morning hours, he was killed in a multi-vehicle accident on Route 32 in Savage, Maryland. | Read more>> Read More

Memorial

Liz Fixsen September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 0 Comments Tom Williams, Trumpet

R.I.P. TOM WILLIAMS

Master of The Trumpet and Drums Sad news recently spread across Facebook of the sudden death August 7th of Baltimore native Tom Williams, trumpeter, drummer, composer, bandleader and educator, apparently the victim of a heart attack at the age of 61. | Read more>> Read More

Announcements

admin August 22, 2023September 20, 2023 0 Comments

Kind of Blue

The Baltimore Jazz Alliance is having our fundraiser gala to support our jazz cultural events, artist/Student Grants and educational programs!! October 14th 7pm, at the Redwood Exchange 233 E Redwood St, Baltimore Music, Dancing, Cocktail, Food, and a Great Time with Great People!!!! | Read more>> Read More

Book Reviews

Gregory Lewis August 5, 2023August 5, 2023 0 Comments

Baltimore-Born Drummer Chick Webb: a Retrospective

A new biography by Stephanie Stein Crease Thanks to jazz historian Stephanie Stein Crease, we now have a comprehensive biography of William Henry (“Chick”) Webb (1905-1939), the Baltimore-born musical prodigy whose innovative drumming technique helped to perfect rhythmic “swing,” the defining orchestral aesthetic of the Swing Era: Rhythm Man: Chick Webb and the Beat That Changed America (2023). | Read more>> Read More

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