Daring to Win

History has been kinder to the American generals of World War II - Marshall, Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley - than to the generals of the wars that followed. Is this merely nostalgia? Here, Thomas E. Ricks answers the question definitively: No, it is not, in no small part because of a widening gulf between performance and accountability.
During World War II, scores of American generals were relieved of command simply for not being good enough.

Bangin’ Bülows Nice Jazz Quartet creates music to explore, challenge and renew jazz. Bangin' is a family. All four members are from the same village and some have been living together since childhood. Four years ago they formed the group. Since then they have released two albums. Their debut album led them to win a Danish Music Award as "The New Danish Jazz Artist 2014’. They have toured in West Africa, Russia and Norway besides several concerts in Denmark. Now they are looking forward to release their third album in cooperation with Gilad Hekselman as artistic producer. They are combining jazz, hiphop and afro, creating a new original sound.