Jazz and community: Could we be learning from Fort Reno?
Sriram Gopal Swing District The pop star Sting recently gave a TED Talk on how he overcame a...
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Traveling to feed the ears and soul
Sriram Gopal Swing District I know bona fide globetrotters. I am not one of them. But I do...
Jazz and its many intersections
This weekend marks the close of INTERSECTIONS, an annual festival held at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. Now in...
Music schools for the enthusiastic amateur: What are my options?
Sriram Gopal Swing District There are plenty of passionate artists out there who simply don’t want to wade...
Sounding out the world of jazz podcasts
Sriram Gopal Swing District When it comes to embracing the latest gadgetry, I tend to be on the...
The best in all of us
Sriram Gopal Swing District For the past year or so, there has been a number floating around...
Top 10 List? Thank you, but no.
Sriram Gopal Swing District Around this time of year blogs, magazines, websites and the writers who work...
To musicians: Help me, help you
Sriram Gopal Swing District Not long ago I participated in a panel discussion at a literary arts...
And we hope you like jammin’ too…
Sriram Gopal Swing District The jam session is a time-honored tradition, as old as jazz itself, extending...
Dude, am I a jazzbro?
Sriram Gopal Swing District The droplets of sweat congeal on my forehead. Nervous chuckles spill out with...