From time to time, Rifftides Washington, DC correspondent John Birchard reports on musical events in the US Capital City. NO STEREOTYPES, PLEASE The Smithsonian Jazz Café hosted a 70th birthday celebration for guitarist Gene Bertoncini on Friday, April 20th. What words come to mind when you think … [Read more...]
Archives for April 23, 2007
Coherence
The British musician Graham Collier is an astute observer and a good writer. (Rifftides recently reviewed one of his early recordings.) In the current entry on his web site, Collier comments favorably on artsjournal.com blogger Terry Teachout's review in Commentary of Alyn Shipton's massive A New … [Read more...]