BJA SPONSORS JAZZ AT TWO BROMO ARTS DISTRICT “ART WALKS”
BJA SPONSORS JAZZ AT TWO BROMO ARTS DISTRICT “ART WALKS”
On June 24, the new Bromo Arts & Entertainment District, located downtown Baltimore, held its first “Art Walk” event, ably organized by its director, Emily Breiter, and the Baltimore Jazz Alliance was pleased to sponsor a jazz concert by Clarence Ward III and his band, Dat Feel Good, at the Eubie Blake Center. | Read more>>
BJA BOARD MEMBER JEAN FARNSWORTH: A LIFE-LONG JAZZ FAN
BJA board secretary Jean Farnsworth grew up playing piano in a music-loving family, receiving an AA degree at Community College of Baltimore County in classical piano performance before completing a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology at Towson University. However, her career path veered away from music. | Read more>>
Pianist Aaron Hill – a Man with Many Hats
Experts who give advice on resumes say, keep it to one page. Well, not if you’re pianist Aaron Hill–whose resume is about as long as the line out the door at Keystone Korner when Ravi Coltrane played there last June. According to his bio, Hill’s various hats include pianist, composer, audio engineer, philosopher, theologian, psychotherapist, mindfulness and meditation guru, business entrepreneur – “to name a few.” | Read more>>
BJA SPONSORS JAZZ AT BROMO ARTS DISTRICT “ART WALK” SEPT. 23
On June 24, the new Bromo Arts & Entertainment District, located downtown Baltimore, held its first “Art Walk” event, ably organized by its director, Emily Breiter, and the Baltimore Jazz Alliance was pleased to sponsor a jazz concert by Clarence Ward III and his band, Dat Feel Good, at the Eubie Blake Center. | Read more>>
CHICK WEBB RECREATION CENTER SLATED FOR MAJOR RENOVATION
A few blocks west of the Johns Hopkins Hospital stands a large gray building with red doors. Over 70 years ago, those doors opened the Chick Webb Recreation Center to the community. In 2017, a community group rescued the building from demolition and got it declared as a historical landmark. | Read more>>