For a jazz master whose modus operandi was versatility, it seems befitting that his final recorded work would be Live at Keystone Korner Baltimore. To appreciate this demonstration on how to be the jack-of-all-trades- jazzman, it bears examining this album with slightly more than what meets the ear. | Read more>>
Some things just feel good. They just feel right: stepping out with your boo on a Saturday night, enjoying good home cooking Big Mama made for you because you were stopping by after church Sunday afternoon, or having a cold one listening to unpretentious music made by three musicians who know how to put it in the pocket. | Read more>>
What do Rachel Winder, Ed Hrybyk, and Irene Jalenti have in common? Well besides being great Baltimore musicians, they are also BJA members, and new recipients of BJA member grants! Each of them brought a proposal to the board for consideration, and based on multiple criteria including need, value (to the requestor and to the BJA and the jazz community at large), and feasibility, we were excited to announce award grants to each of these projects. | Read more>>
The Baltimore Jazz Alliance stands in solidarity with Asian Americans/Pacific Islander community in Baltimore and beyond. We applaud the accomplishments and gifts brought to our city by musicians, presenters, and listeners of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, and we deplore the prejudice and violence recently directed toward persons of Asian/P.I. | Read more>>
Yawn Jones, of blessed memory, passed away on Feb. 22, 2021, at age 48. The memoriam below is written by his student and musical collaborator Mitch Mirkin, a member of the BJA editorial committee.
I first met Yawn Jones in 2015 at The Music Workshop in Baltimore. | Read more>>