# chick corea — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover chick corea. Page: Feed: --- ## [My Favorite Reads of the Month (August 2026)](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/my-favorite-reads-of-the-month-august) _2026-08-16 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ In the latest piece for my sub-Substack “Mergner He Read,” I offer my recommendations for five books for this month. ## [The Art of Starting Small (Part 1)](https://myjazzlife.substack.com/p/the-art-of-starting-small-part-1) _2026-08-15 · Mark Ruffin · My Jazz Life_ How Brian Jackson & Gil Scott-Heron's 50-year Legacy Endures, Now More Than Ever ## [Ashley Kahn on Paul Simon’s “Graceland”](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/ashley-kahn-on-paul-simons-graceland) _2026-08-12 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ My conversation with the author of “Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland” ## [Helen Sung Carries the Music Forward with a Nod to her Mentors](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/helen-sung-carries-the-music-forward) _2026-08-09 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ In her first big band recording, Oracles, the pianist pays tribute to jazz elders who inspired her along her musical journey ## [“I love playing great music with great people”: A Conversation with Jeff Hamilton](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/i-love-playing-great-music-with-great) _2026-08-04 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ My interview with the lauded sideman for Ray Brown, Oscar Peterson, and Monty Alexander—and current leader of not one but three working bands—who reflects on his long and storied career ## [🎧My Jazz Life Recap, April - July 2026](https://myjazzlife.substack.com/p/my-jazz-life-recap-april-july-2026) _2026-07-31 · Mark Ruffin · My Jazz Life_ Listen now (5 mins) | The Best of the "My Jazz Life" Newsletter on Substack ## [The Signs Are Everywhere: The Festive Art of Nan Parati](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/the-signs-are-everywhere-the-festive) _2026-07-29 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ The singular sign-maker for dozens of major jazz and roots music festivals talks about her unique career path ## [The West Coast Renaissance](https://myjazzlife.substack.com/p/the-west-coast-renaissance) _2026-07-29 · Mark Ruffin · My Jazz Life_ Why Jazz’s Center of Gravity Shifted to the Golden State. ## [Bernard Fowler Voices the Words of Mick Jagger](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/bernard-fowler-voices-the-words-of) _2026-07-26 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ My story about the jazz and spoken word album of Rolling Stones songs by their longtime backing vocalist and percussionist ## [The Ticket Taker](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/the-ticket-taker) _2026-07-22 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ A story about fans of David Sedaris having an unusual encounter with him before a reading at UCLA ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bLtvLJ1MPNwT) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [Jazzlore & More: Nicole Zuraitis’s Ambitious New Work](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/jazzlore-and-more-nicole-zuraitiss) _2026-07-19 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ The jazz singer-songwriter on her album “The Devil I Knew” which she’ll celebrate in an album release show at Dizzy’s in NYC on Aug. 5 ## [The Cultural Time Machine: Kassa Overall’s “CREAM”](https://myjazzlife.substack.com/p/the-cultural-time-machine-kassa-overalls) _2026-07-15 · Mark Ruffin · My Jazz Life_ Swinging From Stage to Stage at FIJM with this month's Gateway Jazz ## ["It Was the Work of a Genius": Chris Crenshaw on Duke Ellington’s “Black, Brown and Beige”](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/it-was-the-work-of-a-genius-chris) _2026-07-15 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ The trombonist and arranger for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra talks about Ellington’s rarely performed master work about the Black experience in America ## [My Top Ten ECM Albums](https://leemergner.substack.com/p/my-top-ten-ecm-albums) _2026-07-12 · Lee Mergner · Mergner He Wrote_ A rundown of my favorite recordings from the iconic jazz (and new music) label run by producer Manfred Eicher ## [The Terry Callier Wave and Filming Content for Jazz Worldwide in Montreal](https://myjazzlife.substack.com/p/jazz-worldwide-presents) _2026-06-30 · Mark Ruffin · My Jazz Life_ Introducing upcoming albums releases with Allan Harris, honoring Terry Callier, and the announcement of my new podcast "Jazz Worldwide". ## [My Creative Escape in Los Angeles](https://myjazzlife.substack.com/p/a-creative-escape-in-la) _2026-06-20 · Mark Ruffin · My Jazz Life_ My Session w/ Peter Erskine at SiriusXM's Garage, Peabody Awards, Gateway Jazz Playlist entries, New Merch, and the Chicago riot I witnessed at a Sly concert. ## [R.I.P. James Blood Ulmer (February 8, 1940 – June 3, 2026): A Profile for Jazziz in 2007, an interview with Blood from May 16, 2007, and an interview with Vernon Reid from May 18, 2007 about producing “Bad Blood In The City”](https://tedpanken.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/r-i-p-james-blood-ulmer-february-8-1940-june-3-2026-a-profile-for-jazziz-in-2007-an-interview-with-blood-from-may-16-2007-and-an-interview-with-vernon-reid-from-may-18-2007-about-producing/) _2026-06-10 · critic11 · Today Is The Question: Ted Panken on Music, Politics and the Arts_ Jun 08, 2026 Lydia Liebman has sent a mass email with the information that the singular guitarist James “Blood” Ulmer transitioned on June 3. Lydia attached an obituary from the Ulmer family, which I’ve pasted below. It’s followed by a … Continue reading → ## [May Birthdays, Chicago Echoes, JFA and “Sending the Elevator Down”](https://myjazzlife.substack.com/p/may-birthdays-chicago-echoes-jfa) _2026-05-28 · Mark Ruffin · My Jazz Life_ Sharing birthdays, a great Ramsey Lewis story. and milestones from the past month in My Jazz Life including a backstage pass into the JFA Gala in NYC. Plus more! ## [“We’re Heading Back Home” - The 2026 Summer Festival Itinerary](https://myjazzlife.substack.com/p/were-heading-back-home-the-2026-summer) _2026-05-18 · Mark Ruffin · My Jazz Life_ It always feels so exciting coming back after home after being away - I’m speaking in either distance or duration when I say this. ## [A Great Night, A Greater Cause, and Anniversaries in Across the Pond](https://myjazzlife.substack.com/p/a-great-night-a-greater-cause-and) _2026-05-17 · Mark Ruffin · My Jazz Life_ When I heard that Incognito was celebrating their 45th anniversary in London at the Royal Festival Hall, I knew I had to be there. ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cVHBLxTqPJ7m) _2026-05-17 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## [Buddy de Franco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) – Two biographical 1999 interviews and a 1999 feature article for Downbeat](https://tedpanken.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/buddy-de-franco-february-17-1923-december-24-2014-two-biographical-1999-interviews-and-a-1999-feature-article-for-downbeat/) _2026-05-11 · critic11 · Today Is The Question: Ted Panken on Music, Politics and the Arts_ This brief but informative oral history of Buddy DeFranco, who brought the language of bebop to clarinet expression during the 1940s, and made a series of excellent combo albums with during the first half of the 1950s with Kenny Drew … Continue reading → ## [Chicago Interviews, 1970s, Part 1: Leroy Jenkins (March 11, 1932 – February 24, 2007) – Transcripts of an in-person interview in September 1976 and a WKCR interview on Oct. 12, 1993](https://tedpanken.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/chicago-interviews-1970s-part-1-leroy-jenkins-march-11-1932-february-24-2007-transcripts-of-an-in-person-interview-in-september-1976-and-a-wkcr-interview-on-oct-12-1993/) _2026-05-11 · critic11 · Today Is The Question: Ted Panken on Music, Politics and the Arts_ The text contained herein comes from a series of oral history-ish interviews I did in 1976 and 1977, primarily with AACM musicians, for broadcast on the University of Chicago’s flagship station, WHPK. I was 21 at the time. I intended … Continue reading → ## [Chicago Highlights Broadcasters During International Jazz Week](https://myjazzlife.substack.com/p/chicago-highlights-broadcasters-during) _2026-04-23 · Mark Ruffin · My Jazz Life_ A Celebration of the History of Jazz Radio in Chicago ## [My Lecture in Heidelberg, at the international symposium, “Lost in Diversity: A Transatlantic Dialogue on the Social Relevance of Jazz” – At the Heidelberg Center for American Studies, November 2012](https://tedpanken.wordpress.com/2026/02/24/my-lecture-in-heidelberg-at-the-international-symposium-lost-in-diversity-a-transatlantic-dialogue-on-the-social-relevance-of-jazz-at-the-heidelberg-center-for-american-studies-novemb/) _2026-02-24 · critic11 · Today Is The Question: Ted Panken on Music, Politics and the Arts_ If you’ve read my work, you’ll know that my contributions to jazz scholarship, such as they are, have transpired outside the academy, in the context of my work as a freelance jazz journalist, for 26 years programming jazz and jazz-adjacent/creative … Continue reading → ## [For guitar master Kevin Eubanks’ 68th birthday, a profile in Jazziz from 2010](https://tedpanken.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/for-guitar-master-kevin-eubanks-68th-birthday-a-profile-in-jazziz-from-2010/) _2025-11-18 · critic11 · Today Is The Question: Ted Panken on Music, Politics and the Arts_ No master of hardcore jazz expression — not Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea or Keith Jarrett, not Pat Metheny or John McLaughlin, not Wynton or Branford Marsalis, not Joshua Redman or Brad Mehldau, not even Harry Connick, Jr. — boasts a … Continue reading → ## [RIP Jim McNeely (May 18th, 1949 – September 26th, 2025): An uncut Downbeat Blindfold Test from September 2015](https://tedpanken.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/rip-jim-mcneely-may-18th-1949-september-26th-2025-an-uncut-downbeat-blindfold-test-from-september-2015/) _2025-09-30 · critic11 · Today Is The Question: Ted Panken on Music, Politics and the Arts_ Social media is chock-a-block with testimonies and appreciations for Jim McNeely, a great pianist, a brilliant composer and arranger whose ideas influenced several generations, but also a gifted educator and treasured mentor. Go to these thorough interviews by Ethan Iverson … Continue reading → ## [For saxophone master George Garzone’s 75th birthday, a DownBeat profile from 2016](https://tedpanken.wordpress.com/2025/09/23/for-saxophone-master-george-garzones-75th-birthday-a-downbeat-profile-from-2016/) _2025-09-23 · critic11 · Today Is The Question: Ted Panken on Music, Politics and the Arts_ In 2016, DownBeat gave me the wonderful opportunity to spend almost a week in Xalapa, Mexico, covering a wonderful festival curated by the young saxophonist curated and organized by alto saxophonist Arturo Caraza Orozco, then 30, who taught locally at … Continue reading → ## [For Sonny Rollins’ 95th birthday, the unedited text of our Downbeat Blindfold Test in 2014](https://tedpanken.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/for-sonny-rollins-95th-birthday-the-unedited-text-of-our-downbeat-blindfold-test-in-2014/) _2025-09-07 · critic11 · Today Is The Question: Ted Panken on Music, Politics and the Arts_ My reaction? Well, it’s very interesting. Very fine musicians. A nice concept. Nice new concept, a way to move the music along from the way it was some years back. I like it. \[Any idea who was playing the tenor?\] … Continue reading → ## [R.I.P., Vocalist Nancy King (1940-2025), WKCR Interview, May 11, 2006](https://tedpanken.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/r-i-p-vocalist-nancy-king-1940-2025-wkcr-interview-may-11-2006/) _2025-08-06 · critic11 · Today Is The Question: Ted Panken on Music, Politics and the Arts_ TP: Nancy King is not too often heard in the NYC area. KING: No. It’s taken 40 years really for me to get here, and actually be doing…in a big… I’ve been in shows here. About four or five years … Continue reading → ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XeGfhZrrh5YS) _2025-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [For guitarist-vocalist Lionel Loueke’s 52nd birthday; a 2018 profile in Jazz Times, a 2008 interview for www.jazz.com; a 2017 Downbeat profile with Chick Corea; a 2009 Downbeat Blindfold Test; and a 2005 short profile for Downbeat](https://tedpanken.wordpress.com/2025/04/27/for-guitarist-vocalist-lionel-louekes-52nd-birthday-a-2018-profile-in-jazz-times-a-2008-interview-for-www-jazz-com-a-2017-downbeat-profile-with-chick-corea-a-2009-downbeat-blindfold-test-and-a/) _2025-04-28 · critic11 · Today Is The Question: Ted Panken on Music, Politics and the Arts_ Out of Africa For his latest album, Lionel Loueke takes on the subject of 21st-century migration and reckons with his own winding artistic path By Ted Panken “You don’t just choose to get on a boat because you want to … Continue reading →