From the, "The New Face of Jazz: An Intimate Look at Today’s Living Legends and the Artists of Tomorrow" [A Random House Book 2010] 

By Cicily Janus – photography by Ned Radinsky 
[Excerpt from book - used…

By Lenny Mazel for the Pikes Peak Jazz Notes Newsletter, January 2011. www.ppjass.org 

With no prior knowledge of what is being heard, a local jazz artist comments on musical selections chosen by 25-year veteran of jazz radio Lenny Mazel…

By Cicily Janus for AllAboutJazz.com (November 11, 2009)

The fog has lifted off of the coast of Seattle with the rise of Origin Records. As the fisherman of jazz today, they’ve cast their nets and pulled in a catch…

Local jazz luminary Ricky Sweum exits Colorado Springs on a high note 

By Bill Forman for the Independent (June, 2011)

Think of it as a pre-emptive strike. Ricky Sweum, the bright young tenor player who over the last…