(Above: Wiz Khalifa’s “Rolling Papers” did not make TDR’s Top 10 list, but was one of its most-played and -enjoyed albums of 2011. Don’t hate, dance.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record Every music dork with a laptop is publishing their Top 10 list right now, but who else does it in haiku? Enjoy. The [...]
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Top 10 albums of 2011 (in haiku)
Posted in Top 10, tagged ?uestlove, Best of 2011, Big K.R.I.T., Black Keys, Carrie Brownstein, David Comes Alive, El Camino, Fucked Up, garage rock, Hanni el Khatib, hip hop, Jack White, Janet Weiss, Jimmy Kimmel, M83, Mary TImony, music list, Peter Gabriel, Portlandia, punk, Raphael Saadiq, Roots, Sleater-Kinney, Stalley, Summerteeth, Top 10, undun, Wilco, Wild Flag, Wiz Khalifa on December 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »


15 jazz greats to emerge in the last 20 years (part three)
Posted in Album review, Industry commentary, Kansas City music scene, tagged ?uestlove, Art Tatum, Bad Plus, Bamboozled, Ben Folds, Black Sabbath, Brad Mehldau, Bubby Hutcherson, Christian McBride, Count Basie, Eddie Harris, Eldar, Eric Clapton, Herbie Hancock, Jay McShann, jazz, Jazz at the Lincoln Center, jazz tap, John Coltrane, Joshua Redman, Kansas City jazz, Martin and Wood, Matana Roberts, Medeski, Miguel Zenon, Oscar Peterson, Pat Metheny, Philadelphia Experiment, Pixies, Reg E. Gains, Savion Glover, Sesame Street, SF Jazz Collective, Spike Lee, Sting, tap dancing, The Roots, Thelonious Monk, Uri Caine, Weather Report, Wynton Marsalis on February 20, 2009 | 6 Comments »
(Above: Savion Glover does his thing with plenty o’ swing.) By Joel Francis Continuing The Daily Record’s look at the state of jazz today, here is the final of three installments shedding light on 15 jazz greats to emerge in the last 20 years. Note that these musicians are not necessarily the 15 greatest jazz [...]
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