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Reginald Cyntje
Reginald Cyntje - Mosaic (2025) "Growing up in the US Virgin Islands, trombonist Reginald Cyntje was influenced by the the official music of the territory, known as Quelbe. This musical form, like jazz, features improvisation. Forward to today, and you will hear calypso, reggae, and other African influences in his eight CDs released as a leader. His latest release, titled Mosaic, is an album about "creating a mosaic out of life’s ups and downs." Featured along with Mr. Cyntje are Imani-Grace Cooper (voice), Brian Settles (tenor saxophone), Allyn Johnson (piano), Herman Burney (bass), and Lenny Robinson (drums)."   ~ martyfriedmanjazz.com

Links: Website, Facebook, YouTube, Discography, Reverbnation and DC Bebop page.

MUSIC CD ARCHIVE: ONECD

Exodus Quartet
Exodus Quartet - Way Out There (1996) "Eric Hilton, cofounder of Exodus’ legendary DC Acid Jazz party Exodus, formed this band in 1991. Eric wanted to capture the legendary club’s atmosphere on tape. Eric Hilton produced, wrote and played most of the songs on the 1996 album “Way Out There”. Eric Hilton and Rob Garza met later at Eighteenth Street Lounge, May 1995. A mutual friend introduced them and they began to talk about their mutual admiration of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s work and the 60’s bossa music. They began working on the music that would launch Thievery Corporation a few weeks later in a home studio. Text contributed by users is available under Creative Commons By–SA License. It may also be available under GNU FDL." ~ JazzInfo.org

Links - Thievery Corporation:   Website, Discography, YouTube.

MUSIC CD ARCHIVE: DOUBLECD

Kim Scott
Kim Scott - Livin' It Up (2025) "Confident and comfortable with her place in music as an artist and as an educator, classically trained flutist Kim Scott is relishing her charmed life. With accomplishments that include multiple Billboard No. 1 singles, a Billboard No. 1 album, Billboard’s Song of the Yearhonors, and being named 2024’s Smooth Jazz Network’s Artist of the Year, Scott found her unique musical voice by combining classical, jazz, R&B, Latin, and pop to form a distinctive brand that has won fans around the world. The nine songs that comprise her sixth album, “Livin’ It Up,” reflect her diversity, the pride and joy in her accomplishments, and embody her grateful spirit. The Innervision Records release will arrive on February 28 featuring seven songs cowritten by Scott along with production by two-time GRAMMY winner Paul Brown, GRAMMY winner Kelvin Wooten, and multi-time Billboard hitmakers Greg Manning and Michael Broening."   ~ simplyjazztalk.blog

Links: Website , Miyazawa Artist and Discography .

Kim Scott - SHINE! (2022) "Over her wildly prolific past decade as a recording artist, one of Kim Scott’s greatest gifts to smooth jazz is, along with her musical sisters Althea Rene and Ragan Whiteside, bringing the soulful and ethereal vibe of the flute back to the forefront of the genre. On the heels of the trio’s hit disco jam re-imagining of “I’m Every Woman,” Kim’s in trademark dynamic form as the lead melodic voice elevating our spirits on SHINE!, the title track to her rhythmically and stylistically eclectic new album. The all-caps title is intentional, a way to emphasize the fact that while she wrote it during some of the most challenging days of the pandemic, she chose a mindset full of positive energy and thoughts for better, brighter days. "   ~ Jonathan Widran - The JW VIBE

MUSIC ARTS: SESSION

Music Arts Music Arts session - Concert, Station, PBS, NPR and other live mini concert sessions and interviews.

Alvin Mills Project plays Arno Haas' "Monsterrock"
Rainer Scheithauer Keys, Stephan Schuchardt Drums, Alvin Mills Bass, Arno Haas Sax + Composition . . Jan 5th 2023 live at the BIX Jazzclub in Stuttgart

Arno Haas: Facebook, Website and DC Bebop page.
Alvin Mills: Website, YouTube and Facebook page.

BOOK RACK: FEATURED BOOK

Andrew Ross Sorkin – 1929 (2025) "An affluent age abruptly ends. Sorkin’s chronicle of economic calamity is well-versed in the language of high finance and laser-focused on the rich and influential. Bankers and lawmakers share the limelight with actors and statesmen seeking Wall Street wealth. The countless unsung Americans wrecked by the October 1929 stock market crash and its aftermath are seldom heard from. This may frustrate some readers, but it’s not an oversight, as Sorkin unapologetically—and not unreasonably—opts to concentrate on power players. As the New York Times columnist and CNBC host explains, the “bloodbath” was triggered by chicanery, “easy credit” and the market’s “general opacity.” During the run-up to the crash, bankers and affluent investors formed “stock pools.” These were a legal but “devious and unfair” way to furtively accumulate “shares in a given company,” “artificially” raising the stock’s value. Some market speculators tried to boost profits by “luring small-time speculators into” their “elaborate market schemes.” "     ~ kirkusreviews.com and KOBO.com

BOOK RACK: FEATURED SERIES

Rebecca Yarros – Empyrean Series "Rebecca Yarros is well known for the Empyrean books, a bestselling romantasy series that will eventually consist of five novels. Its highly anticipated third installment, Onyx Storm, arrives on Jan. 21, 2025. The epic adventure follows Violet Sorrengail, a new cadet and wannabe dragon rider at the deadly Basgiath War College. The first novel, Fourth Wing, starts with Violet surviving her lessons — where other classmates can murder you — fighting to bond with dragons, and navigating feelings for a certain wingleader named Xaden Riorson (if you know you know). Soon, Violet’s problems get much bigger as world-altering secrets are exposed. But don’t worry, there’s still time for spice. Just mention “the throne scene” to anyone who’s read Iron Flame and they’ll know exactly what you mean. "     ~ EW.com and KOBO Books

MOVIES: FEATURED MOVIE

Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

"is one of the great goofy gestures of recent cinema, a movie that doesn’t deserve one nanosecond of serious analysis but has a kind of idiotic grandeur that makes you almost forgive it. Based on a story by William Gibson, the father of cyberpunk fiction, it has the nerve to pose as a futuristic fable when in fact all of its parts were bought off the shelf at the Used Movie Store. The movie takes place a few decades in the future, when the world is in the grip of a high-tech virus caused indirectly by the high-speed cyber lifestyle. It stars Keanu Reeves as a data courier who has a “wet-wired brain” (no wisecracks, please) into which vast amounts of priceless computer data can be uploaded. " ~    RogerEbert.com

Link: Johnny Mnemonic (1995) - Buy/Rent Watch online

CUISINE: FEATURED RESTAURANT

Ichiran - One of the best spots to experience tonkotsu ramen outside of Japan is ICHIRAN Ramen, located right in Manhattan at the heart of New York City’s Times Square area at 152 W 49th St. When Japanese food comes to mind, most people think of sushi or teriyaki. But true food lovers know that Japanese cuisine has a lot more to offer than these two dishes. In fact, Japanese cuisine includes a wide variety of foods, including the commonly well-known tasty and flavorsome Japanese ramen noodles."
"ICHIRAN Ramen is a renowned Japanese food chain that has built a loyal following across the globe for one reason: it takes ramen seriously. Their signature dish, tonkotsu ramen, features a silky, pork-based broth that is simmered for hours to develop a deep, umami-rich flavor. Combined with tender noodles and customizable toppings, every bowl delivers a comforting, unforgettable experience." 

Link: Reviews: thefordhamram.com, Ichiran NYC Website

*The most recent featured musicians and play lists from the five Music listings on DC Bebop.   A musician listed on a DC Bebop page with an intro, is featured for a few weeks with one of their songs.  Included in the play list are songs by nine other musicians in a table on DC Bebop. The songs are linked to a page (YouTube, Reverbnation or where ever the song can be heard). The play list is not a top 10 list. It features songs I liked and think perhaps others might appreciate the music as well.

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