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Elder Randall Ogans Sr. and Dorian Ogans – Jesus the Light of the World
Among today’s artists who work within the gospel jazz idiom are Elder Randall Ogans Sr. and his son Dorian Ogans. They jazz five old and new hymns on their EP, Jesus the Light of the World.
JGM Pick of the Week: April 18, 2022
“Grateful” Earnest Pugh Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (2022) By Robert M. Marovich Earnest Pugh’s current single, “Grateful,” is a gently swaying ballad of thanksgiving for Christ’s love, expressed most ardently in his sacrifice for all humanity. Pugh and his background vocalists riff on the “you didn’t have to do it but [...]
“Never Give Up” – Michelle Brooks-Thompson
“Never Give Up” Michelle Brooks-Thompson (release date: January 28, 2022) www.michellebrooksthompsonmusic.com By Robert M. Marovich This contemporary single by Michelle Brooks-Thompson articulates what we already know but frequently forget: “God will never leave you…you’ve come too far to give up now.” The arrangement is lush and a supremely confident Michelle [...]
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Elder Randall Ogans Sr. and Dorian Ogans – Jesus the Light of the World
Among today’s artists who work within the gospel jazz idiom are Elder Randall Ogans Sr. and his son Dorian Ogans. They jazz five old and new hymns on their EP, Jesus the Light of the World.
JGM Pick of the Week: April 18, 2022
“Grateful” Earnest Pugh Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (2022) By Robert M. Marovich Earnest Pugh’s current single, “Grateful,” is a gently swaying ballad of thanksgiving for Christ’s love, expressed most ardently in his sacrifice for all humanity. Pugh and his background vocalists riff on the “you didn’t have to do it but [...]
“Never Give Up” – Michelle Brooks-Thompson
“Never Give Up” Michelle Brooks-Thompson (release date: January 28, 2022) www.michellebrooksthompsonmusic.com By Robert M. Marovich This contemporary single by Michelle Brooks-Thompson articulates what we already know but frequently forget: “God will never leave you…you’ve come too far to give up now.” The arrangement is lush and a supremely confident Michelle [...]
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Calvin Bridges as told to JGM's Bob Marovich Looking back, I think God set me up to be in gospel music. In the neighborhood where I grew up, on the [...]
Sandra McCracken Psalms (2015) www.sandramccracken.com By Bob Marovich Nashville singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken —more accurately described as a singer-hymnist—is breathing new life into traditional church music. On Psalms, her latest in [...]
Playlist: Jesus, oh what a wonderful child - The Walls Group Go tell it - Calvin Bridges Time to celebrate - Voncile Belcher Bethlehem morning - Caleb Collins feat. Morris [...]
Gurrumul The Gospel Album Skinnyfish Music (release date: July 15, 2015) www.skinnyfishmusic.com.au By Bob Marovich Gurrumul’s The Gospel Album is historic for the Journal of Gospel Music: the site’s first [...]
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” Livre From A Classic Holiday…Presented by MBK Entertainment (2015) http://smarturl.it/AClassicHoliday No disrespect to the many fine gospel musicians out there, but it is surely nice to [...]
Hi-Lite Juniors A New Beginning Dynasty Productions 2015 https://www.facebook.com/Hilitejuniors/ By Bob Marovich Back in the day, “Junior” quartets were the next generation of singers to come up under the tutelage [...]
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By Robert Marovich
In A City Called Heaven, gospel announcer and music historian Robert Marovich shines a light on the humble origins of a majestic genre and its indispensable bond to the city where it found its voice: Chicago.
By Robert Marovich
In A City Called Heaven, gospel announcer and music historian Robert Marovich shines a light on the humble origins of a majestic genre and its indispensable bond to the city where it found its voice: Chicago.
