SPOTLIGHTING RON SCOTT OF THE CATON CASTLE
Hidden in plain sight on a half-block-square lot in the southwestern corner of the city– a stone’s throw away from the intersection of Baltimore and Hilton Streets– sits the Caton Castle, a multi-story Tudor-style structure with an angular roof and gabled windows above an “L” shaped veranda. | Read more>>
John Lamkin II Plays Free Concert at the Baltimore Museum of Industry
On August 8, 2021, the second installment in a series of three FREE Sunday afternoon jazz concerts under the outdoors pavilion at the Baltimore Museum of Industry near Federal Hill presented an encore performance by the John Lamkin Favorites Jazz Quintet, featuring John R. | Read more>>
JAGGED SPACES: AN ANTIDOTE TO ZOOM CALLS
In this odd season of pandemic-induced social distancing and assorted virtual encounters– “Zoom” world– there’s a palpable longing for the familiarity of group encounters, at a restaurant, a stadium, a church or, perhaps, a favorite jazz venue. Fortunately for those with an ear for jazz, recorded music provides a stopgap, recreating the sound if not the camaraderie of a jazz concert. | Read more>>