Writing
Jazz Wunderkind Samara Joy Is Primed for Greatness
W Magazine | February 2, 2023
by Shannon J. Effinger
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Ornette Coleman
New York Times | November 2, 2022
Mal Waldron, sideman to jazz greats, gets a solo retrospective
The Washington Post | September 30, 2022
By Shannon J. Effinger
Somi pays tribute to Miriam Makeba, on album and on stage
The Washington Post | May 19, 2022
By Shannon J. Effinger
Melanie Charles knows the impact Black women have had on jazz
The Washington Post | November 12, 2021
by Shannon J. Effinger
In the Cookers, collective centuries of heat
Washington Post | October 2, 2021
By Shannon J. Effinger
Lee Morgan’s ‘Live at the Lighthouse’ was a masterpiece that turned out to be a farewell
The Washington Post | August 27, 2021
by Shannon J. Effinger
The continued impact of jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove
The Washington Post | July 16, 2021
by Shannon J. Effinger
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah was one of the last musicians to perform in a New York club. The resulting album could win him a Grammy.
The Washington Post | March 17, 2021
By Shannon Effinger
How George Benson Turned an Early ‘No’ Into a Career of ‘Yes’
The New York Times | November 12, 2020
By Shannon J. Effinger
Marshall Allen is 96 years old and still leading one of the most visionary jazz groups of all time
The Washington Post | October 30, 2020
by Shannon J. Effinger
Kassa Overall’s Video For ‘I Think I’m Good’ Is A Deep Exploration Of Contrasts
NPR | October 27, 2020
By Shannon J. Effinger
Listen to “Hit Different” [ft. Ty Dolla $ign] by SZA
Pitchfork | September 8, 2020
By Shannon J. Effinger
ALA.NI Orchestrates ‘Lament For Emmett Till’ With Help From Adrian Younge
NPR | August 28, 2020
By Shannon J. Effinger
Ambrose Akinmusire’s ‘Hooded procession’ Is A Virtual Funeral Dirge
NPR | June 12, 2020
By Shannon J. Effinger
Bettye LaVette Revisits ‘Strange Fruit’ In Wake Of George Floyd’s Killing
NPR | June 11, 2020
By Shannon J. Effinger
Jorja Smith Re-Centers Marlena Shaw In Cover Of St. Germain’s ‘Rose Rouge’
NPR | June 9, 2020
By Shannon J. Effinger
On ‘Mama’s Baby,’ Orion Sun Grapples With Her Own Experience Of Police Brutality
NPR | June 5, 2020
By Shannon J. Effinger
Morgan Harper Nichols Seeks Grace And Salvation With ‘One Breath At A Time’
NPR | May 31, 2020
By Shannon J. Effinger
The Playful, “Anti Feel-Good” Soul-Pop of John Carrol Kirby
Bandcamp Daily | May 5, 2020
By Shannon J. Effinger
On “I Am A Man,” Jazz Bassist Ben Williams Redefines Protest Music On His Own Terms
Bandcamp Daily | February 25, 2020
By Shannon J. Effinger
Jazz Travelogue: Exploring Identity at Jazzfest Berlin
JAZZIZ | January 20, 2020
By Shannon J. Effinger
Georgia Anne Muldrow / Dudley Perkins: Black Love & War
Pitchfork | August 15, 2019
By Shannon J. Effinger
Christian Scott Blows Up Jazz Conventions [INTERVIEW]
Ebony | November 1, 2013
By Shannon J. Effinger
