Author: Knoxville Progressive

OK, here’s a topic that I recently saw being discussed over at allaboutjazz.com that should be a non-intimidating topic for anyone, even folks that hate jazz:  What is the most beautiful album/CD cover you’ve...

Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis If you’ve been like me, busy fretting about the latest machinations out of DC and letting your other interests slip, you may have (like me) totally missed out on the multimedia tidal wave...

It’s said that there was little panic aboard the Titanic as it sank, and likewise among the crowds in the endless descending stairwells of the World Trade Center towers on 9-11.  The Hollywood image of fleeing...

Invasive Species It’s been a really intense week at the pond and we all might feel like a bit of a breather without me piling on with “The oceans are dead!  Soylent Green is people!” So I’d like to...

Continuing our look at jazz artists of the later 20th century that you might have heard of (or will hear of as you start exploring the world of jazz), we feature tonight: Grover Washington, Jr. Grover Washington, a saxophonist,...