Sacred and Great Gigs in the Sky: The Vocalise Tradition from Duke Ellington to Pink Floyd
The wordless performances on key recordings from Duke Ellington to Pink Floyd are sublime, ethereal, haunting, atmospheric, anything but ordinary.
Articles by: Greg Granger
Refuge Is Taking Advantage of Pandemic Downtime to Evolve: Something Else! Interview
Greg Granger caught up with Refuge, a celebrated new rock band of multinational youths living in Nairobi, Kenya.
Remembering Duane Allman’s Brushes with the Jazz World
The late Duane Allman actively sought to play and possibly record with the jazz cats he admired, but unfortunately time ran out.
Miles Davis and the Civil Rights Movement: The 1964 Lincoln Day Concert
Two albums of Miles Davis material emerged from a single concert held today in 1964 at Philharmonic Hall in New York. But that wasn’t the only history made.
50 Years Ago: Who Tried to Kill Miles Davis on a New York City Street?
Miles Davis was grazed in a hail of bullets on Oct. 10, 1969 – but why? And who did it? Unpacking one of jazz’s most violent and puzzling moments.
Meet Refuge, the Coolest Blues-Rocking Jam Band Kids in the World
Greg Granger is joined by the up-and-coming Kenya-based group Refuge, now set for their first international gig at Germany’s Bautz Music Festival.
The Allman Brothers Band’s Ubiquitous ‘Whipping Post’: One Track Mind
The Allman Brothers Band’s half century-old song about timeless heartache and the drowning of one’s sorrows has captured the blues-rocking imagination of a new generation.
