The Marlowsphere Blog

What Is Jewish Music?

Marlowsphere Blog (#144) What is Jewish music? At its essence, Jewish music, like music of...

“Swinger” Stride Pianist Judy Carmichael’s Memoir

Marlowsphere Blog (#142) When you get to the end of stride pianist Judy Carmichael’s memoir...

Veterans Day and The Draft

Marlowsphere Blog (#141) There are two reasons why I am focused on Veterans Day. The...

Book Review: Jazz Improvisation, Practical Approaches to Grading, By Antonio J. Garcia

Marlowsphere Blog (#140) Jazz Improvisation, Practical Approaches to Grading By Antonio J. Garcia Meredith Music...

“My Heart Is Beating to the Rhythm of My Future”: What I learned on My Journey from Concept to Final Jazz/Rap Music Track

Marlowshere Blog (#139) Keeping an open mind allows for a more interesting and better end...

AN INTERVIEW WITH AWARD-WINNING CLASSICAL PIANIST NADA: On the Eve of the Release of Her Second Album of Solo Works by Brahms

The Marlowsphere Blog (#138) On May 7, 2017 award-winning classical pianist Nada will release "Vienna:...

“No Day But Today” A Lesson in Risk & Courage

The Marlowsphere Blog (#137) A few weeks ago my wife and I attended a musical...

Veterans Day Is About Remembering

The Marlowsphere Blog (#136) Veterans Day is this Friday, November 11. It became a national...

Kids + Jazz Is Alive And Well

The Marlowsphere Blog (#135) It would be easy to make the statement that the younger...

Book Review: “Letters to Yeyito: Lessons from a Life in Music” by Paquito d’Rivera

The Marlowsphere Blog (#134) Letters to Yeyito (Restless Books, Brooklyn, NY, 228 pages, softcover, 2015)...