Harriet Tubman, a woman filled with immense bravery, freed 70 slaves with no casualties. Her 13 dangerous missions were accomplished through the Underground Railroad as legend is told. Ms. Tubman has finally become the modern-day hero she deserved to be almost two centuries ago. Kasi Lemmons directed (and co-wrote with […]
Larry Dunn is a 7-time Grammy winning artist. He was the keyboardist/musical director of one of the most successful bands of all time, Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF). On November 17th, 2019, the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian honored EWF by putting the photograph of the nine original in […]
Kyle Eastwood, bassist and prolific composer of jazz compositions and film scores, has just released a new album called Cinematic. On this CD, Kyle Eastwood honors scores from his favorite film composers, as well as films he scored with his father Clint Eastwood, or films his father starred in and […]
I interviewed world-renowned bassist Bunny Brunel at NAMM 2020. Bunny Brunel is a two-time Grammy-nominated artist, who has played with Chic Corea, Herbie Hancock, and many other jazz luminaries. He heads his own band Bunny Brunel CAB, and has designed his own signature series basses for ESP Guitars. We talked […]
“I don’t believe when I was an ‘ingenue,’ that I ever got to say words that were written by a woman. It was always written by an older man, who imagined what a pretty girl wanted to talk about.” Lea Thompson is perhaps best known for her role as the […]
Attending an award ceremony with the distinction of honoring strong women was refreshing . . . and it was my second time. I was there last year in the thick of the excitement as honorees mingled in the atmosphere of what I call greatness. And this year was no different. […]
Darrell Lavigne is originally from New Orleans and now lives in Houston. In his spare time, Lavigne leads both a jazz trio and quartette that perform regularly in Houston and does a Summer program located in New Orleans called “The Louis Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp,” where Lavigne teaches music theory […]
Last night during NAMM 2019, Bassist Marcus Miller demonstrated his extraordinary technique last night at the Sire USA demonstration. Miller is sponsored by Sire Basses, which feature the Sire Marcus Miller M7, Sire Marcus Miller V9, Sire Marcus Miller V7 TS, Sire Marcus Miller P7 4st (Alder), and Sire Marcus […]
When I attended NAMM 2019 as part of Agenda’s media team, I was able to interact with many of the artists that I cover as a music journalist during the year. At NAMM 2019 I had the opportunity to hear some outstanding music from Jonathan Butler at D’Angelico Guitars and veteran jazz […]
