JazzTimes publisher Lee Mergner and jazz singer Rene Marie preview new music and talk about issues and trends in the jazz world.
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#52: JD Allen, Jaimeo Brown, the roots of jazz, socio-political music and the legacy of Miles Davis
Jazz writer Bob Blumenthal sits in with JT publisher Lee Mergner to spin cuts from albums by saxophonist JD Allen (“Americana” on Savant) and drummer Jaimeo Brown (“Work Songs” on Motema). They talk about the real African-American roots of jazz music and the lost art of conceptual albums. The two then riff on the legacy of Miles Davis. This episode sponsored by Inner Sanctum Audio.