Jazz bassist Donald Rafael Garrett helped birth the AACM and appeared on some of Coltrane’s wildest albums, but he’s barely ...

He was named Outstanding Bassist of the Decade by the Detroit News ... by groundbreaking acts like Public Enemy (see Fear of a Black Planet) and Beastie Boys (see Root Down) feature jazz as their main ...

Welcome to "American Black Journal." I'm your host, Stephen Henderson. My first guest was just named, this year's Kresge eminent artist, award-winning jazz bassist, composer, and educator ...