https://vimeo.com/287316995 Jazz-World fusions abound, but in general, the musicians that create this music play instruments that have already been integrated into the jazz “sound.” What is less common is to find musicians who play what the Jazz Journalists Association’s Howard Mandel would dub “Instruments rare to jazz.” L’ubomir Gašpar (Slovakia) plays the Cimbal, a … [Read more...]
Min Xiao-Fen brings Jazz to the Chinese Pipa and Ruan
https://vimeo.com/279037346 I have always been impressed with Howard Mandel’s musical choices for the annual Jazz Journalists Association awards gala. This year was no different, with a major awards nod to women in jazz. The show started off with the Leni Stern trio, and pipa virtuoso Min Xiao-Fen at the one-third point. (Powerhouse singer Polly Gibbons later delivered a … [Read more...]