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Ilya Netkach: I Am
by Geno Thackara
No stranger to traveling, Ilya Netkach has absorbed a range of ideas between growing up in the Ukraine and (at the time of this release) teaching violin in the United Arab Emirates. A statement of identity such as I Am can't help showing all such personal sides, at least to the extent a five-track EP allows. ...
Bill Frisell: Hurricane Harvey Relief: A Compilation From His Live Download Series
by John Kelman
Bill Frisell Hurricane Harvey Relief: A Compilation From His Live Download Series BillFrisell.com 2017 Many musicians may use their celebrity to speak out about issues that matter to them, but only a relatively precious few are actually prepared to put the time, effort and money where their mouths are, creating contexts ...
The Monterey Jazz Festival 2008 Music Sampler
by Tod Smith
Frequently, even free music downloads can be overpriced. Of course, there are always exceptions to any rule and the Monterey Jazz Festival 2008 Music Sampler from iTunes is one fine example of how free can be worth so much more than nothing.Upon entering the Monterey Fairgrounds on a festival day, there's an assortment of ...
Oscar Peterson Tribute: Simply The Best
by Mark Sabbatini
Hearing Oscar Peterson late in life, his left hand rendered useless by a stroke and arthritis, could be a terribly sad thing, sometimes no more than a whisper of the giant that had me scouring CD bins after first listening to him.But his magnetism was never just about music, as his fellow Canadians and ...
Christmas Craziness: 60 Free Great, Cheesy and/or Freakish Holiday Albums on the Internet
by Mark Sabbatini
Those spending $600 and dodging gunfire to get a glitch-filled PlayStation 3 probably need all the free holiday cheer they can get. The repeating loop of music on the store's overhead speakers is more likely to make them postal than passive. But the Web offers enough free albums that are exceptional, unique and utterly ...
John Ellis Quartet: Live At Yoshi's - July 18, 2005
by Mark Sabbatini
Saxophonist John Ellis' new album By A Thread is “an early runner for one of the best albums of 2006,"according to one AAJ review. Thanks to his free, two-set live performance available free at his Web site, he's got his hat in the download category as well. This 2.5 hour session is first-rate in ...
Bill Frisell: Further East/Further West
by Tom Greenland
Bill Frisell Further East/Further West Nonesuch Records 2005 Bill Frisell is an exceptional musician because he has the ability to mine the usual guitaristic textures without getting caught up in clichés, to unearth original ore in the same old vein. Further East/Further West (available only in download form) is a ...
Free "Professor of Sax" Collection Merits a Gold Star
by Mark Sabbatini
As trash-talking goes, getting schooled by the “Professor Of Saxophone" is of questionable caliber. But Miles Osland is in no danger of losing face if words fail him--he wields a horn capable of bludgeoning even the most forward-thinking rebel punk in the classroom. Some professors put students to sleep lecturing from the book, while ...
Guitarist Tim Conley's funky standards and improvisations make for stand-out shows
by Mark Sabbatini
Funky classics. Innovative improvisations. Gritty guitars. No cover charge. This is why I keep wading through so much muck on the Internet. Guitarist Tim Conley joins the tiny percentage of jazz artists with a significant amount of quality work available free of charge online with several live performances between July and October ...
A Finnish Feast: Hundreds of Free Songs from Earth's Least Corrupt Country
by Mark Sabbatini
Considering its 80th birthday is next year, Finnish jazz is awfully young at heart. Finnish-American musicians aboard the M/S Andania brought jazz to the country in 1926, according to urban myth, but a strong presence and identity didn't emerge until the 1960s. Since then versatile musicians, strong government support and high-quality education has produced ...
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