Live jazz music is not the reason one gets themselves to Seattle, pays the extra cash for a balcony room, and cruises up the Inside Passage to Alaska. Hell, not even the succulent filet mignon and creamy sauce béarnaise from the Carnival Legend’s stunning Nouveau Restaurant is why we make […]
The new kindie jazz album from Lori Henriques has Dave Loftin reflecting back on Gilberto (João & Astrud), Stan Getz, The Electric Factory, and Dave Brubeck. A Review of Lori Henriques How Great Can This Day Be by Dave Loftin The world of kindie is a many splendored thing. But […]
Preservation Hall is an unquestioned American music landmark, one that is still sending shivers up spines and creating memories for music lovers every single night of the week. Located in the heart of the famed French Quarter in New Orleans, steps from the beaded and bewildered Bourbon Street, Preservation Hall […]
While I haven’t yet gotten around to publishing (or, um, writing) a review of “Swings!”, the sophomore kindie album from the Nashville, TN jazz outfit Coal Train Railroad (or any other kid’s CD for that matter), I do like it very much. And I love love love their 2010 self-titled […]
Nashville’s, and the kindie music scene’s, finest jazz makers Coal Train Railroad will release their sophomore long player “Swings” in late-November. The band has already had a full year, what with a new baby, a debut Big Apple performance at Lincoln Center, and a digital EP with songs culled from […]
Ever want to be in two places at once? Me, not so much. One notable exception: February 5, 2011. OWTK was in West Chester, PA enjoying Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players. But at the same time, I could almost hear Katy Bowser’s playful voice and Chris […]
2 quick bits for you today, both concerning Nashville, TN jazz-for-kids outfit Coal Train Railroad. 1st, the band’s Kickstarter campaign is down to it’s final 4 days and there’s only $620 left to raise for the band’s trip and performance at Lincoln Center in NYC next February. If you’re not […]
Earlier this year, Coal Train Railroad burst onto the kindie music scene with a debut set of swinging jazz that’s positively adorable and, more importantly to jazz lovers, downright legit. Since the release of that self-titled CD, the Nashville duo of Katy Bowser & Chris Donohue have launched a podcast, […]
