Tag: Music

Jazz for Your Listening Pleasure: The Thomas Wenglinski Quintet at Monks

Jazz for Your Listening Pleasure: The Thomas Wenglinski Quintet at Monks

Two posts in one day! Here’s why: I can’t resist sharing the recording of the Musical Millennial’s jazz gig from last Tuesday night at Monks Jazz in Austin, TX with you. And I can’t wait. Here you go! The Musical Millennial is my son, Thomas […]

For Black History Month: “Lost & Found: America’s Black Classical Music”

For Black History Month: “Lost & Found: America’s Black Classical Music”

Composer William Dawson’s “Negro Folk Symphony” fell into oblivion after a triumphant and successful debut in 1934. Now it’s back, and it’s worth a listen – to the symphony and the back-story.

For Your Listening Pleasure: Adjustments Made, Thomas Wenglinski’s New Album

For Your Listening Pleasure: Adjustments Made, Thomas Wenglinski’s New Album

Check out the new R&B album by jazz artist Thomas Wenglinski, Adjustments Made, as he begins his grad school career at the University of Miami.

Jazz for Your Sunday Listening Pleasure: The Fool of October

Jazz for Your Sunday Listening Pleasure: The Fool of October

A new jazz composition by our Musical Millennial that feels like turning the pages of an old scrapbook you haven’t seen for years, conjuring the haunting, poignant melancholy of memories.

New Appreciation for “Alternative Music”: Sleepyheart’s “Just Friends”

New Appreciation for “Alternative Music”: Sleepyheart’s “Just Friends”

“Just Friends,” a new EP from Sleepyheart, an “alternative” artist to watch. Meaningful lyrics and well-crafted melodies are both lilting and contemplative.


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