Michael Friedman March 14, 2025March 14, 2025 0 Comments

Keith Snipes: Music is his Ministry

”Music is my ministry,” Keith Snipes told me in a recent interview. It is his way of promoting change for the better. And he believes humanity needs a change for the better at this point in history. “Freedom is on the line in America today”, he said. | Read more>> Read More

Artist Profiles

Liz Fixsen May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 0 Comments

Flutist Andrea Brachfeld’s Spiritual Journey in Music

At age 15, flutist Andrea Brachfeld began the practice of meditation, and at age 16, the practice of yoga. Over the decades, she has pursued such spiritual practices, which permeate her music and guide her life. Brachfeld’s bio, found on her website, spans decades of stellar musical achievement in New York City and beyond. | Read more>> Read More

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Tyrone Crawley March 14, 2025March 14, 2025 0 Comments

The BJA Partners with the BSO for their “Jazzing the Orchestra” series

The Baltimore Jazz Alliance (BJA) ended the first of collaborations with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) after the Sunday Matinee performance of ‘Lush Life: Ellington and Strayhorn” on November 24th. The association began when Cait Grose, Associate Director of Patron Experience for the BSO, contacted me in mid-October with an offer for a partnership with the BJA. | Read more>> Read More

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“BLUE IN GREEN,” BJA’S SECOND ANNUAL GALA FUNDRAISER, A GREAT SUCCESS

It was a convivial gathering of music, dancing, food, drink and friendship at the second annual Baltimore Jazz Alliance Gala fundraiser on November 16, 2024. The air of excitement grew as attendees in colorful evening dress streamed into the spacious Willow Ballroom at the Marriott Owings Mills and found seats at large round tables covered with black tablecloths. | Read more>> Read More

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Michael Friedman March 14, 2025March 14, 2025 0 Comments

Eric Kennedy’s Tribute to his Late Wife and to Love

Eric Kennedy is one of Baltimore’s most in demand drummers and for good reason. As Andrea Brachfeld—a superb jazz flutist—put it, “Eric is a great drummer because he listens acutely to support the musicians he works with. This sensitivity sets him apart and above most drummers I’ve personally ever played with.” | Read more>> Read More

Memorial

Liz Fixsen December 13, 2024October 31, 2024 1 Comment

Andy Ennis, the “Dean of Baltimore Jazz” Dies at Age 86.

[Photo: Andy Ennis playing in the 1970s] Saxophonist Andy Ennis, one the great artists of Baltimore’s jazz heyday, died on August 30, 2024, at the age of 86. Born and raised in Baltimore with his famous sister, vocalist Ethel Ennis, Andy Ennis was known as the “Dean” of Baltimore jazz. | Read more>> Read More

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Keith Snipes: Music is his Ministry

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The BJA Partners with the BSO for their “Jazzing the Orchestra” series

“BLUE IN GREEN,” BJA’S SECOND ANNUAL GALA FUNDRAISER, A GREAT SUCCESS

Eric Kennedy’s Tribute to his Late Wife and to Love

Andy Ennis, the “Dean of Baltimore Jazz” Dies at Age 86.

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