Shaun Brady
Shaun Brady is a Philadelphia-based journalist who covers jazz along with an eclectic array of arts, culture and travel.
Born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, Shaun studied filmmaking at Columbia College Chicago before returning east (after a brief detour in Seattle) to Philly. He began his career covering film and jazz for the late, lamented Philadelphia City Paper, and has been contributing to the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News for more than 15 years.
Shaun writes regularly for JazzTimes and Jazziz magazines, with subjects ranging from legendary artists to underground experimentalists, and writes about heavy metal and other genres for Tidal. His byline has appeared in Bandcamp Daily, DownBeat, Metro, NPR Music and the A/V Club.
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A lifelong Philadelphian, tenor saxophonist Larry McKenna was the definition of a local legend. He died on Nov. 19 at 86. -
A saxophonist and educator who mentored generations of young Philadelphia jazz musicians, Tony Williams died on Nov. 11. He was 92.
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With a third archival release, 'Reaching for the Stars,' the elusive pianist and composer Hasaan Ibn Ali comes just a bit more into focus.
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'Procession Along the Aciga Tree,' a new recording by PRISM Quartet, reflects Susie Ibarra's deep connections to the natural world, the cultural rites of the Philippines, and the language of improvisation.
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Drummer Johnathan Blake has always carried a musical torch for his father, the late violinist John Blake, Jr. With a forthcoming Blue Note album, 'Passage,' he pays his most direct homage yet.
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Saxophonist Ornette Coleman infused his symphony 'Skies of America' with portents and patriotism. It's the perfect soundtrack to Juneteenth, as Shaun Brady explains in his review for WRTI's Album of the Week.
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'Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes' has its Philly premiere this Friday, as part of cinéSPEAK’s Under the Stars series. Shaun Brady calls it a straightforward but insightful portrait; read more in his review.
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The Philadelphia Theatre Company production of Lanie Robertson's 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill,' set at a long-defunct South Philly club, finds deep resonance in a sense of place — and in a performance by Laurin Talese.
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Pairing a four-voice choir with a host of exploratory Chicago musicians, Angel Bat Dawid's 'Requiem for Jazz' straddles African-American spirituals and so-called spiritual jazz.
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The soulful organist Shirley Scott, who would have turned 89 on March 14, combined a pianistic touch with an edge of Philly grit — a balance spotlighted in several new releases spanning her career.
