Making The Most Of It and Supporting Musicians
Like most of us I have been spending a great deal of time sequestered in my home. I miss being able to go to bars, clubs, and concert halls to experience live music, but I have been totally amazed at the number and quality of online live events. Experiencing these performances via Facebook or Youtube with picture and sound mirrored from my Ipad to a large screen television connected to my Sonos sound system has been a revelation. I also discovered the Facebook Watch app on Apple TV, which streams most of these events (and also archives a few of them) to be an easy way to access.
Wonderful performances of Brazilian music by Philadelphia based duo Minas and Miami based Rose Max and Ramatis Moraes have been regular events for my wife and I. Janis Siegel and Lauren Kinhan’s “Vocal Gumbo” is filled with good music and humor. I have also had the chance to catch John Pizzarelli, Dena DeRose, and a few others during this time.
Virtually every muscian makes it easy to support them financially during this difficult time via Venmo or Paypal. 
The VOCAL SOUND OF JAZZ began airing on 89.5 FM (now WHRV-FM) on January 4th 1980. Originally a 30 minute program that aired on Friday evenings, the program expanded to it current 60 minute format and moved to Saturday evenings during the 90s. It was also aired over WUOM in Ann Arbor, Michigan for a five-year period in the late 1980s.
Produced and hosted by Jack Frieden since its premiere broadcast, the program has always attempted to spotlight both jazz vocal music’s post 1950s history, as well as the new singers and songs that will continue to play an increasingly prominent role in the music’s future. With the internet’s ability to attract and entertain jazz vocal fans globally, Jack looks forward to broadening the mission and reach of the “Vocal Sound of Jazz” in coming years.
Email Jack Frieden
Vocal Sound of Jazz LLC
1056 Downshire Chase
Virginia Beach, Va. 23452
Ph: 757 438 6785