*From a press release: Acclaimed Ailey dancer and Resident Choreographer Jamar Roberts’ A Jam Session for Troubling Times was unveiled yesterday, inspired by saxophonist and composer Charlie “Bird” Parker as part of the Bird100 centennial celebration. At a time in our world rife with chaos and uncertainty, Jamar Roberts uses the energy, nuance, and virtuosity of the ‘bebop’ sound as a vehicle to lift our spirits and demonstrate that we are stronger than our circumstances in an upbeat, quirky, and accessible work filmed by Emily Kikta and Peter Walker... Film can be viewed now through December 21.
*Tweet of the Week: PopMatters- Steve Cardenas - Blue Has a Range (@SunnysideRec) is one of the 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2020 Cardenas' latest is witty and fun and playful in the extreme.