During pop great Dionne Warwick’s show at the Solaire in February of 2018, she reminded the audience that the currency with which performing artists deal – aside from money and acclaim is applause. “It is an appreciation of their art,” Warwick said. “It nourishes our soul and tells us that we are doing something
Imagine what it must have been like at the Clover Theater, the Savoy, Lux, or the Palace; jazz clubs and dance halls of a bygone era when Filipinos fell in love with jazz music the Americans brought over to the islands. Live jazz was the only form of entertainment aside…
It came upon a midnight clear. the sound of merry jazz in this silent of nights. Puerto Rican jazz pianist Edsel Gomez, who performs with multi-Grammy Award jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater among others, was in town. And on a chilly Sunday evening, December 25, Tago Jazz Café was bouncing…