Transformation Ensemble Dazzles at An die Musik

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 Liz Fixsen 1 Comment

Near the beginning of his concert on February 18th, bandleader Eric Worthy explained how the band came to be called the Transformation Ensemble: “Everyone here has been through some transformation or another.” For Worthy, it was the passing of his mother and the birth of his first child. | Read more>> Read more

Memorial

RIP Jazz Pianist Dawoud Said

March 8, 2022March 4, 2022 Liz Fixsen 0 Comments

Dawoud Said, keyboard player and music engineer, passed away at age 54 on October 25, 2021, from complications of heart disease, from which he had suffered for many years. Dawoud was a longtime keyboardist for the Spice band; he also played with Art Sherrod, 4 the Road, and The Rollex band (a wedding band). | Read more>> Read more

Artist Profiles

Devron “Ace” Dennis: Up-And-Coming Drummer

March 3, 2022March 4, 2022 Liz Fixsen 0 Comments

Baltimore seems to be fertile ground for growing talented young jazz musicians. Almost any Monday night, at the jam session at R House, you can see them lined up to show off their chops. And many of them are finding their way onto our local club stages. | Read more>> Read more

Opinions

Aaron Hill: Take the “Streets” to Musical Success

January 9, 2022March 6, 2022 Liz Fixsen 0 Comments

Among the various interesting sessions at the third annual Baltimore Jazz Conference (October 16) was a talk by pianist Aaron Hill. He built his talk around the acronym, “STREETS,” where each letter stands for a practice or attitude or principle that should be followed by any person looking for success as a musician—or in endeavor involving an interface with the public. | Read more>> Read more

Events Uncategorized

BJA Sponsors Jazz at Two Bromo Arts District “Art Walks”

October 18, 2021March 6, 2022 Liz Fixsen 0 Comments Bromo Arts District, Current Space, Terry Koger Quintet

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>> Read more

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Transformation Ensemble Dazzles at An die Musik

RIP Jazz Pianist Dawoud Said

Devron “Ace” Dennis: Up-And-Coming Drummer

Aaron Hill: Take the “Streets” to Musical Success

BJA Sponsors Jazz at Two Bromo Arts District “Art Walks”

Weekly Jazz Performance Series with the Skip Grasso Duo

Charm City Porch Concerts

Piano Jazz at Tagliata

Canceled: Nightly Jazz

Brinae Ali & Friends Celebrate National Tap Dance Day