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...]