JazzTimes Magazine April 2020 Edición anterior

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE
Twenty-two years ago, he started working on a musical project that paid homage to four civil-rights leaders. Seven years ago, he recorded it with
a big band and choir. Now that recording has finally seen the light of day. Lee Mergner gets all the details in this exclusive interview.

BEN WILLIAMS
Ask any major jazz player or Washington, D.C. music fan, and they’re likely to know who Ben Williams is. On his politically charged new album I Am a
Man, this hometown hero has decided to address the larger world and its struggles for the first time. Michael J. West catches up with the bassist and … singer?

JAZZ AND VINYL
In 2019, record sales reached a 30-year peak, and jazz had more than a little to do with it. Ken Micallef examines the reasons for the vinyl renaissance, explains the controversy over digitizing, and offers practical tips for would-be LP collectors.