Wynton Marsalis: The Jazz Messenger

Wynton Marsalis: The Jazz Messenger

By Tom Robotham As a longtime jazz fan, I feel blessed to have lived in New York City in the early 1980s. Many of America’s greatest jazz pioneers were still alive, and I was fortunate enough to catch them in concert: Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Chet...
CD Review: Justin Kauflin

CD Review: Justin Kauflin

Plateaus of Positivity A new documentary and CD highlight the soulful genius of Virginia Beach’s own Justin Kauflin. By Tom Robotham   If you watch only one new documentary this year, let me tell you—without reservation—it should be Keep On Keepin’ On. The...