Creating Space in the New Century: Remixing the 100-ish Most Influential Female Artists
Vincent Stephenswomen and music, Elaine Hayes, vocal jazz, R&B, country music, neo-soul, rock, pop divas, Abbey Lincoln, Adele, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Cyndi Lauper, P!nk, Janelle Monae, Jennifer Hudson, Teena Marie, Janet Jackson, Destiny's Child, Esperanza Spalding, Alison Krauss, Jill Scott, Tanya Tucker, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Alicia Keys
Keeping Our Heads Up in 2022: Honoring women in pop music
Caught in a trap: Baz Luhrmann renders Elvis generic
2022 Oscar recommendations and predictions
Raves & Faves 2021: The year of “Yes, but…”
Vincent StephensBest of 2021, Olivia Rodrigo, Mickey Guyton, Gretchen Parlato, Nnenna Freelon, Sarah Schulman, Dawnie Walton, Alison Bechdel, Margaret Tally, Amia Srinivasan, Louis Chude-Sokei, Summer of Soul, Bo Burnham: Inside, Fanny: The Right to Rock, Listening to Kenny G, Genius: Aretha
Between a “jazz” and a pop place: A review of Listening to Kenny G
Bonus Cut: “Jazz Adjacent” and “Rock Torch/Occasional Jazz” Albums + Artists ripe for discovery/rediscovery
Daily Dose of Vocal Jazz Part 5 (of 5): A Quiet Thing: A tidal approach to vocal jazz
Daily Dose of Vocal Jazz Part 4 (of 5): You Fascinate Me So: Jazz + Beyond Category
Daily Dose of Vocal Jazz Part 3 (of 5): Our Love Rolls On: The 1980s and 1990s jazz generation
Daily Dose of Vocal Jazz Part 2 (of 5): This is New: Voicing jazz in the new millennium (Part 2)
Vincent Stephensvocal jazz, jazz singers, Janis Mann, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Jackie Ryan, Catherine Russell, Gregory Porter, Karen Marguth, Gretchen Parlato, Ashley Pezzotti, Cyrille Aimee, Champian Fulton
Daily Dose of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (of 5): Prelude to a Kiss: I know you love the past but what jazz have you listened to lately?
Learning to Listen: Get hip to Marlena Shaw
95 years young: Celebrating the Art of Tony Bennett
Risks, departures, and pivots: When musicians change directions
Vincent Stephensmusical genre, Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand, Tanya Tucker, Cassandra Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Rosanne Cash, Linda Ronstadt
The great 80: Vocal masters of the rock era (1955-present)
Love, hate, acceptance, rejection, and curiosity: 76 most influential songwriters
Vincent Stephenssongwriters, most influential songwriters, Great American Songbook, best songwriters, popular song, Brazilian pop music, rock 'n' roll, R&B, country music, folk music, reggae
The girl becomes a legend: The early recordings of Tanya Tucker
Esther Phillips: Heart of the Blues
America’s Blues: A review of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Directed by George C. Wolfe, 2020)