“All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal,… (he) knocked me out with his concept of space, his lightness of touch, and the way he phrases notes and chords and passages”. – Miles Davis Text by Dawoud Kringle Born Frederick Russell Jones in Pittsburgh in 1930, Jamal began playing music at three when an uncle inspired […]
Artist: Sylvain Leroux Title: Qromatica Formats: Record/Vinyl + Digital Album Labels: Fula Flute & Meta Dash Genre: African Jazz Release date: May 4, 2023 Buy and stream here: https://sylvainleroux.bandcamp.com/album/qromatica Album Review by Dawoud Kringle Sylvain Leroux is a unique musician. He devoted years to the study and mastery of the Fula flute, the traditional flute […]
Keyna Wilkins, MFM’s first international member, is a pioneering Australian/British composer-musician. She was one of three finalists for the Australian Art Music Awards for Individual Excellence in 2021 and 2018 (APRA/AMCOS). As an innovative soloist her solo show explores stream-of-consciousness improvisations alongside her composed pieces, often using loop pedal and visual projections and inspired by […]
Wayne Shorter was born in Newark on Aug. 25, 1933. At the age of 12, he won a citywide art contest, which led to his attending Newark Arts High School, the first public high school in the country specializing in the visual and performing arts. His teachers helped him cultivate his interest in music theory and composition. At the […]
Text by Dawoud Kringle The music world is in mourning following the news of the death of Burt Bacharach. Bacharach started his music career after he met Vic Damone in the army in 1950. He worked with Damone for three years following his discharge. In 1956, he got a break when, after working with several […]
