Sometimes, the audience is memorable. Billed “an elegant evening” of jazz the October 6 performance at Atlanta’s Spivey Hall might just as well have been advertised “an energetic evening.” From the get-go, singer Lori Williams’ interpretation of…

I remember a conversation I had with my parents as I was graduating from college and telling them that I wanted to try to make a career playing music. I had made money in college singing in…

I’m compelled to call attention to jazz vocalist Karla Harris, who appeared with us on our Music Life and Times podcast, Episode 36. In addition to performing, she has been, from the earliest days of her career,…