There several interesting features that single out saxophonist Ron Blake's new recording with what he refers to as his SCRATCH Band. First, the Puerto Rican-born Blake, best known for his work on ...

The Virgin Islands’ very own king of scratch, James “Jamesie” Brewster, lives on through hours of footage of interviews, performances and scenes of his everyday life, now available to watch for free ...

There's not a huge need to embellish with this music. It's driven by the beauty of the melodies and good, danceable rhythms. “There’s not a huge need to embellish with this music,” the leader says of ...

In the time between "Strip" and the brand new "The Deep End," Saturday Night Live Band singer and former Scratch Band member Christine Ohlman's been through a lot of hard things. It wouldn't be a ...