Who says that there are no talented female bassists who have what it takes to compete and even play better than their male colleagues? The beautiful Esperanza Spalding is a fantastic bassist who has carved out a niche for herself as the first female jazz artist to win the Best New Artist Award at the 53rd Grammy Awards.
Perhaps influenced by her mother’s love of jazz guitar, Esperanza’s interest in musical instruments began at the age of 5 when she followed her mother to college to learn jazz bass. Read More...
The ObserverCubaThe remarkable tale of Frank Terpil, former intelligence agent, fugitive from US justice and a 53-year jail term, who has died in Havana
To those not in the know, he would introduce himself as Robert Hunter. An Australian retiree, he said, whiling away his latter years with his notably younger Cuban wife, in a simple bungalow overlooking the Playas del Este, a string of white sand beaches outside Havana. Read More...
Santa Monica, CA - Anyone familiar with media personality Nardwuar knows he’s skilled at digging up unearthed bits of information on his subjects. During a recent interview withJ. Cole, Nardwuar caught the Dreamville Records boss off guard with a question he clearly wasn’t expecting.
Around the 43:44-minute mark, the colorful golf hat-wearing host asked if Cole was responsible for putting Kendrick Lamar on Dr. Dre’s radar. Cole was noticeably shocked and sat there in silence for several seconds. Read More...
