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Mitch Mirkin March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 6 Comments Yawn Jones

In memoriam: Yawn Jones, talented multi-instrumentalist and dedicated teacher

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>> Read More

CD Reviews

Liz Fixsen January 5, 2021February 21, 2021 2 Comments Blake Meister, Byung Kang, Common Roots Jazz Ensemble, Justin Taylor, Madison Avenue Shul, Mitch Mirkin, Ron Pender, Yawn Jones

Mitch Mirkin’s New Album Links Cultures

This album, inspired by the old synagogue that was once home to Mishkan Israel congregation and is now occupied by a Seventh-Day Adventist congregation, reflects on “the inevitability of change, evolution, transformation,” as Mirkin puts it. The seven tunes on the album traverse cultures with various grooves and styles that often switch within a tune. | Read more>> Read More