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  Anna Marie Wooldrige, PKA Abbey Lincoln 1930-2010 [caption id="attachment_768" align="aligncenter" width="132" caption="Natural Beauty: Abbey Lincoln"][/caption] I met my Abbey Lincoln through my parents. Well, not literally. My father introduced me to her heady mix of soaring and sobering vocal style by playing "Bird Alone" for me many years ago. I've loved her voice ever since. My mother introduced me to Abbey as an actress in the seminal film, Nothing But A Man, in which she starred as Josie. If you don't know this film, Netflix it and IMDB it. It is a classic story of race and relationships. Abbey Lincoln delivers a tour-de-force performance. But then,...

16 August, 2010 /

Exclusive Interview With His Granddaughter Mykah Montgomery By Thembisa S. Mshaka [caption id="attachment_419" align="aligncenter" width="253" caption="Charles "Buddy" Montgomery 1930-2009"][/caption] A Piece For Peeps Charles “Buddy” Montgomery, lovingly known by his family as “Peeps”, was a master pianist and vibraphonist. He was the youngest of the legendary Montgomery Brothers, pioneering innovators of West Coast Jazz. He also recorded and performed with Miles Davis, Slide Hampton and Big Joe Turner. He recorded 11 albums as an artist with a career that spanned 60 years. While I knew and grew up on Buddy Montgomery’s music, it wasn’t until his granddaughter Mykah and I met in the late ‘80s...

16 May, 2009 /