On These Streets (Todd Marcus)
Shout out to longtime BJA member Todd Marcus on the release of another excellent album, On These Streets. Combining complex instrumental jazz, soulful vocals (courtesy of Eric Kennedy), and deep grooves, the music is as complicated and vibrant as the neighborhood it is written to reflect. | Read more>>
Fells Point Jazz and Arts Festival 2018
I recently had the pleasure of attending the first Fells Point Jazz and Arts Festival, held on a beautiful sunny day in May (5/12/2018). Actually, I was there to set up a BJA booth, to talk to the people there about all the great jazz that happens regularly in Baltimore and about our ongoing project of bringing more audiences and opportunities to the jazz scene. | Read more>>
Where’s the Jazz?
The BJA was excited to announce in June the introduction of our new weekly email updates of current jazz events, along with a video reminder of weekly events for our followers on Facebook and Instagram. For many years we’ve collected email addresses from interested jazz fans at Artscape, at BJA events, and at other events where we’ve reached out to people who express an interest, but for years we have sent only sporadic announcements to these 2000-plus subscribers. | Read more>>
Concord Jazz Project’s Jazz Jam of All Originals
Last Tuesday (May 15) I headed down to the Motor House to catch Baltimore’s newest jam session, hosted by the Concord Jazz Project, and I was especially excited because not only do I like the spontaneity inherent in jam sessions, this one had a special twist – all the music they were playing was written by the participants. | Read more>>
The Dynamic Album Project: Live in Baltimore
“This year”, notes the brochure for the Dynamic Album Project, “marks the first year that revenue from streaming services … surpass the sales of CDs and vinyl records.” Dan Rorke — founder of The Dynamic Album Project — then asks “Why aren’t we utilizing [these] services to push the envelope further?” | Read more>>