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ALL ABOUT JAZZ-NEW YORK NEWS
June 27, 2009

Dear jazz community at large,

AllAboutJazz-New York's July 2009 issue (no. 87) is now available
at your favorite New York City jazz clubs and record stores.

On the Cover: MARK MURPHY
Interview: BADAL ROY
Artist Feature: GREGG BENDIAN
Label Spotlight: ENJA RECORDS
Club Profile: THE LOCAL 269
Encore: BILL HENDERSON
Lest We Forget: CHUBBY JACKSON
Megaphone: SAME NEWSOME
CD Reviews
And plenty more!

On the Cover: MARK MURPHY

By Suzanne Lorge; photos by Mitja Arzensek

Beyond its stylistic differentiators, jazz contains what vocalist Mark Murphy calls "a wonderful mystery", a mystery that was fostered in small, regional clubs around the US during the '30s-40s, when Murphy was developing the distinctive vocal style that launched his decades-long career. Murphy is at The Kitano Jul. 31st-Aug. 1st.

Interview: BADAL ROY

By Chris Kompanek; photo by Jim Anness

India-born tabla player Badal Roy has spent the past four decades playing with some of jazz' greatest giants, including John McLaughlin, Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman. This month, he plays with fellow On the Corner alum bassist Michael Henderson. Backstage before a recent Miles From India concert at Iridium, he shared stories of Miles and the musicians who influenced him. Roy is at Rockefeller Park Jul. 8th and Tutuma Social Club Jul. 21st-25th.

Artist Feature: GREGG BENDIAN

By Bill Milkowski; photo by Peter Grvina

Since the early '90s, drummer Gregg Bendian has distinguished himself as an adventurous and accomplished player-composer... But Bendian's most passionate undertaking in recent years has been his Mahavishnu Project (MP), the band he formed in 2001 to tackle the extreme technical demands of recreating and interpreting the incendiary music of the Mahavishnu Orchestra. The VishnuFest is at Le Poisson Rouge Jul. 7th-8th.

Record Label Spotlight: ENJA RECORDS

By Donald Elfman

Matthias Winckelmann's favorite recording of the hundreds he's made is the one just finished. Over the years, he's documented music from all over the world and of many different stripes and has always been eloquent and passionate. His label Enja has been in existence for 38 years and a look at the catalogue tells you that the excitement is still there. Artists performing this month include Eddie Allen at Lenox Lounge Jul. 24th-25th; Kenny Barron at Blue Note Jul. 23rd-24th with Charlie Haden; Mike Clark at Rockefeller Park Jul. 8th; Fred Hersch at Village Vanguard Jul. 21st-26th and Lee Konitz at Birdland Jul. 22nd-25th and Riverbank State Park Jul. 26th.

Club Profile: THE LOCAL 269

By Martin Longley

A new alternative jazz bar has come to prominence in recent months, on East Houston Street and within striking distance of The Stone. The Local 269 stands on the corner at Suffolk Street and has recently become the home of two regular showcase sessions. Most Monday nights feature two or three acts as part of the RUCMA program (Rise Up Creative Music & Arts) while Dee Pop's long-running Freestyle Music series has taken up a less frequent Sunday night spot.

Encore: BILL HENDERSON

By Marcia Hillman

To quote Bill Henderson: "The one constant in my life has been singing." So, it is not surprising that in his 83rd year he is still recording and performing live.

Lest We Forget: CHUBBY JACKSON

By Donald Elfman

Bassist and scat singer Chubby Jackson was one of jazz' most active and vocal enthusiasts. He had an extraordinary energy and his ebullient sense of humor added to the spirit and history of the music.

Megaphone: To Play or Not to Play the Soprano

By Sam Newsome

When I think about the radical move I made 14 years ago, switching from the tenor to the soprano saxophone, I sometimes ask myself: "What in the hell were you thinking?" Even though in hindsight I look back on my decision with amazement and disbelief, I'm happy to say that it's one I've never regretted. Becoming a soprano saxophonist for me has been a life-changing journey that has restored my curiosity and excitement about music. It has strengthened me as a saxophonist, artist and person.

CD Reviews

(this month's performance venues in parentheses):

1. Benny Goodman -- Yale University Archives, Vol. 2 (Big Band 1957-1964) Nimbus (Village Vanguard)
2. Dave Bennett -- Celebrates 100 Years of Benny Arbors
3. Jerome Sabbagh -- One Two Three Bee Jazz (The Kitano; Royale)
4. Joel Harrison -- Urban Myths HighNote (The Stone; Rose Live Music; City Winery)
5. Satoko Fujii/Myra Melford -- Under the Water Libra (Smalls; The Stone)
6. Alex Cline -- Continuation Cryptogramaphone
7. Andrew Drury -- My Fingers Will Be Your Tears Cadence Jazz
8. Eyran Katsenelenbogen -- 88 Fingers s/r (Iridium)
9. Khan Jamal -- Cool Porter
10. Gianni Basso/Renato Sellani -- Body and Soul Venus
11. Norberto Tamburrino -- Reflection (s) On Monk Philology
12. Giorgio Gaslini -- Fonte Funda Suite - La Notte Black Saint
13. Emilio Solla -- Conversas (Al Lado Del Agua) Fresh Sound-World Jazz (Blue Note)
14. Adrian Iaies -- Vals De La 81st & Columbus Sunnyside
15. Damian Nisenson -- +3 In Concert Malasartes Musique
16. Acoustic Guitar Trio -- Vignes Long Song (The Stone)
17. Stephen Gauci/Nels Cline/Ken Filiano/Mike Pride -- Red Feast Cadence Jazz (The Stone)
18. Bill Mays/Marvin Stamm/Alisa Horn -- Delaware River Suite No Blooze Music (The Kitano)
19. Dena DeRose/Marvin Stamm -- The Nearness of Two GO4 (The Kitano)
20. Larry Gelb -- America is Free Imaginmusic
21. George Garzone -- Among Friends Studio 234
22. Michael Adkins -- Rotator hatOLOGY
23. Ed Schuller -- Serendipity (Live at A-Trane, Berlin) Tutu
24. Oscar Peterson -- The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings of the Oscar Peterson Trio (1951-1953) Clef/Mercury - Mosaic (92nd Street Y)
25. Nathan Eklund -- Trip to the Casbah Jazz Excursion (Cornelia Street Cafe)
26. Steve Kuhn -- Mostly Coltrane (with Joe Lovano) ECM (Birdland; Blue Note)
27. Tito Puente -- The Complete 78s, Vol. 1-3 Fania/Tico-Emusica (Damrosch Park)
28. Tito Puente -- Dance Mania RCA-Legacy (Damrosch Park)
29. Tito Puente -- Jazz Fania-Emusica (Damrosch Park)
30. Tito Puente -- Live at the 1977 Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey Jazz Festival-Concord (Damrosch Park)
31. Chip White -- More Dedications (Vol. II) Dark Colors (Lenox Lounge)
32. Kurt Elling -- Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman Concord (92nd Street Y)
33. Ted Daniel -- Tapestry Porter (The Stone)
34. Ted Daniel -- The Loft Years, Volume One Ujaama (The Stone)
35. Adam Caine -- Thousandfold No Business (Bowery Poetry Club; Clover's Fine Art Gallery and Cafe)
36. Reggie Nicholson -- Timbre Suite Abstract (The Stone)
37. Reggie Nicholson -- Surreal Feel Abstract (The Stone)
38. The Thirteenth Assembly -- (un)sentimental Important (The Stone; Bowery Poetry; Cornelia Street Cafe; The Local 269; Barbes)
39. Lee Konitz/Martial Solal -- Star Eyes 1983 hatOLOGY (Birdland; Riverbank State Park)
40. Louis Hayes -- The Time Keeper 18th & Vine (Birdland)
41. Rick Germanson -- Off The Cuff Owl Studios
42. Nicki Parrott -- Fly Me To The Moon Venus (Feinstein's; Iridium)
43. Eddie Metz Jr. -- Bridging the Gap Arbors
44. Rebecca Kilgore/Dave Frishberg -- Why Fight The Feeling? (Songs by Frank Loesser) Arbors (Feinstein's)
45. Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band -- Mosaic Select 33 RCA-Mosaic (Birdland)
46. Paul Bley -- Barrage ESP-Disk (Blue Note)
47. Andy Milne/Benoit Delbecq -- Where is Pannonica? Songlines (Jazz Gallery)
48. Peter Hand -- The Wizard of Jazz: A Tribute to Harold Arlen Savant (Bargemusic)
49. Nancy Kelly -- Well, Alright!: Live! with Houston Person Saying It With Jazz
50. Ernestine Anderson -- A Song For You HighNote
51. Michael Bisio -- Live at Vision Fest. XII Not Two (5C Cafe)
52. Old Dog -- By Any Other Name Porter (5C Cafe)
53. Michael Bisio/George Muscatello/Dean Sharp -- Collar City Createology s/r (5C Cafe)
54. Jack Gold-Molina -- Colored House Soldisk
55. Bob Gluck -- Sideways FMR
56. Search -- Today is Tomorrow s/r (Ignazio's)
57. Harvie S -- Now Was The Time (with Kenny Barron) Savant (Puppet's; Fetch; Bargemusic)
58. Ron Thomas/Paul Klinefelter -- Blues for Zarathustra Art of Life

...and Plenty More!

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