Tune in to this week s session of In A Mellow Tone to hear part two of the “Tortured Artists of Jazz” series with host Natalie McGrath! Listeners can expect a deep dive into the history and music of jazz s most tortured artists. What is a tortured artist, you may ask? Essentially, it is a person who is constantly tormented by their art, their surroundings, or themselves. Many people believe that artists with the most tortured minds produce the best art, or that their bad habits stimulate their creativity. The concept of a tortured genius is quite profound in the genre of jazz with several exceptional musicians having histories of substance abuse, mental illness, domestic abuse, and even fatal addictions bound in their artistic struggles. For some musicians, their demons got the best of them and led to their demise, while a small portion of others allowed their hardships to fuel their drive to become better virtuoso artists. In this session, we will explore the lives of musicians
Tune in to In A Mellow Tone tonight for a “Jazz Rewind” special with host Natalie McGrath, where she highlights top critically acclaimed jazz albums from the 1950’s to the present. In this session, only one album is selected represent each decade. However the host specifically highlights critically acclaimed records created by Black jazz artists in honour of Black History Month. As listeners journey through every decade, they can expect to learn more about jazz music’s endlessly fascinating history. In the first half, the audience will hear music from artists including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Herbie Hancock. The second half will spotlight artists such as Joe Henderson, Jason Moran, Esperanza Spalding, and Terri Lyne Carrington.
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Tune in to this week s session of In A Mellow Tone to hear our newest host Natalie McGrath take a deep dive into the history and music of jazz s most tortured artists. What is a tortured artist? Essentially, it is a person who is constantly tormented by their art, their surroundings, or themself. The concept of a tortured artist or tortured genius is quite profound in the genre of jazz with several exceptional musicians having histories of dealing with substance abuse, mental illness, domestic abuse, and even fatal addictions that were bound up in their artistic struggles. Many people believe that some artists with the most tortured minds produced the best art, or let their bad habits stimulate their creativity. For some musicians, their demons got the best of them and led to their demise, while a small portion of others allowed their hardships to fuel their drive to become better virtuoso artists. Many talented jazz musicians either had their careers sidetracked or prematurely ended d