Bark Culture At Solar Myth

by Carl Medsker
September 5, 2025

Bark Culture Solar Myth Philadelphia, PAAugust 21, 2025 Midway through an extended road trip, Bark Culture returned to Solar Myth in their hometown of Philadelphia for an evening, taking the stage before a standing room only audience. Formed in 2021, Bark Culture is comprised of Brazilian ex-pat Victor Vieira--Branco on vibraphone, ...

The Summer Knows (un ��t�� 42)

by Artur Moral
August 30, 2025

Not so young, but still foolish: arduous is the path chosen by pianist, composer and singer Franck Amsallem, a lesser-known figure--outside his immediate performance circle--even among some of the jazz world's most avid and encyclopedic enthusiasts. Nevertheless, this musician's name should appear in that roster of outstanding French baby boomer keyboardists mentioned in Pierre de Bethmann: ...

Scott Alberti

Born: April 18, 2003

Scott Alberti is a Trombonist, Composer, Educator, and Bandleader based in Philadelphia that has performed alongside great musicians like Terell Stafford & The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and the Aspen Festival Orchestra. He has personally performed his music internationally from New York to Japan, has been accepted into prestigious programs including YoungArts and The American Brass Quintet Seminar at Aspen, and he placed as an alternate in the ITF Carl Fontana Trombone Competition. Scott's arrangements range in style from chamber groups to big bands, and he hopes to continue making many musical memories with people for the rest of his life.

Aqeel Aadam: Code, Creativity, And Democratization Of Sound

by Lawrence Peryer
August 23, 2025

Today, the Spotlight shines On musician, software engineer, and plug-in developer Aqeel Aadam.Aqeel's got deep roots in Philadelphia's music scene. His grandfather was a jazz musician who gifted him his first guitar. That foundation led him from Princeton's computer science and music programs to a five-year stint at Google, and eventually to creating his ...

AAJ @ 30

by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
August 19, 2025

You already know the story. Back in 1990, in some quaint American backwater called Philadelphia somewhere in the Quaker-infested wilds of Pennsylvania, young Michael Ricci dreamt of combining art and technology to create a uniquely American art form and transmit it electronically to every corner of the world except those places where they eat rotting shark ...

Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band: Walk A Mile In My Shoe

by Steve Plever
August 4, 2025

A glance through the track list--with covers of Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye and two swing-era vocal standards--could give you the wrong impression. Yes, this is a very accessible and soulful album, but it is serious and heartfelt jazz, with Orrin Evans' personal stamp making it work. Blues, soul and gospel sounds share the stage here ...

James Brandon Lewis Quartet At Solar Myth

by Carl Medsker
June 16, 2025

James Brandon Lewis Quartet Solar Myth Philadelphia, PA June 9, 2025 Freshly minted album in hand, the James Brandon Lewis quartet filed down the center aisle of Solar Myth and took the stage before a sold-out, anticipatory audience. Then, they rocked the house, establishing themselves as a top-ranked, forward-looking power quartet. ...

Jacob Hurlock

Born: September 25, 2002

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Ari Hoenig: Tea For Three

by Artur Moral
May 20, 2025

In the concise liner notes for this release, Ari Hoenig states that this is the first time he has kept the same lineup for two consecutive recordings. No shock there: From the album's opening bars, it is clear we are not just dealing with another trio, but with the convergence of three exceptional musical personalities whose ...