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Well, it’s been five years and I’ve told and/or shared several hundred stories in our community. However, because I’m beginning new stories with Fahari Arts Institute, a multi-discipline arts organization, and well as my column on Examiner.com, I’ve decided to end the podcasts and blog on this site. I’ll share my music reviews and other [...]

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Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #45

“Point of No Return” Jean Luc-Ponty “Malmequer” Guida De Palma “The Root” John Pattitucci “Emerge” Daniel Kelly “Somehow” Geoffrey Williams “Sun Lovers” Jake Hertzog “Modern Man” Roby Duke “High Pockets and a Fanny Pack” Charlie Hunter “Bugaloo Blue” Steve Parry “Feel Like Makin’ Love” Benny Green & Russell Malone “Sketches #6″ Vince Mendoza “Nothing Like [...]

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Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #44

“Skylark” – Sandra Kaye “Miled Ahead” – Miles Daves & Gil Evans “Truth And Beauty” – Sam Yahel Trio “Watch What Happens” – Lena Horne & Gabor Szazo “Constelacuo” – Guida De Palma “Boxer Rebellion” – Joe LaBarbara Quintet “Dawn” – Patrick Zimmerli and Octurn “Lazy Afternoon” – Paul Meyers Quartet w/ Andy Bey “You [...]

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C.D. Kirven sets the record right on Lambda Weekly podcast

Dallas author and activist, C.D. Kirven was a guest on Lambda Weekly’s radio show at KNON 89.3 this past Sunday afternoon. C.D. Kirven was one of the infamous “ENDA 4″, choosing to stay in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in order to get a confirmation that the Employment Non-Discrimination Act be pushed to a vote [...]

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Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #43

“Spring Forward” – Bill Banfield Band “Undun” – Kurt Elling “Bingo Wings” – If Destroyed Still True “Who What Why Where When – Betty Carter “Slip-n-Stride” – Ehud Asherie Giving Up” – Donny Hathaway “Rock Song 3″ – Denny Zeitlin “The Here And After” – Jun Mikaye “Vapor Trail” – The West Exit “Naturally” – [...]

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Speaking your truth: Interview with K. Dapree of HeART & Soul (Houston)

Interview with K. Dapree a.k.a. Kevin Anderson about the HeART & Soul collective in Houston, Texas, supporting artists in all their disciplines and all their truth. HeART & Soul comes to Dallas on 4/17/10. Mark your calendars. Also, words from Amiri Baraka speaking at UC Berkley on jazz-America’s classical music, poetry by Athens Boys Choir [...]

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Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #42

“Lefty’s Alone” – Drop Trio “Bright Blue Skye Eyes” – Skip Heller Trio “Sensitive Man” – Tru Sol “Decisive Steps” – Tia Fuller “Seven Bucks” – Elizabeth Shephard “Lagos Blues” – Antonio Ciacca “Visions of Joy” – The Beauty Room “If I Knew Now” – Rob Burke, Tony Gould “Afrique” – Duke Ellington “Feelin’ Good” [...]

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Catch me on Twitter

These days, I’ve been tweeting a lot of my thoughts since time isn’t always on my side to blog as much as I’d like to. So follow me at Twitter, why don’t you? You’ll be able to catch my thoughts on the Lt. Dan Choi and ENDA 4 protests, a recent meeting of black gay [...]

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