https://www.allaboutjazz.com/articles/All About Jazz Feature Articles2024-03-18T07:01:20+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/talking-the-groove-jazz-words-from-the-morning-starTalking The Groove: Jazz Words From The Morning Star
Talking The Groove: Jazz Words From The Morning Star Chris Searle 394 Pages ISBN: 978-1-9163206-7-3 Jazz In Britain 2024 Although Marxist-Leninist theory itself has proved to be, at best, a blind alley--and, at worst, in practice the enemy of the freedoms it claims to champion--writers from the Left have contributed much to the study of jazz, an art form which has ideas of freedom, both artistic and societal, at its core... [ read more ]]]>Chris May2024-03-18T07:01:20+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/tierney-sutton-and-tamir-hendelman-at-the-jazz-forum-nyTierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman at the Jazz Forum
Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman Jazz Forum Tarrytown, NY March 15, 2024 Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman brought an expressive evening of voice and piano to the Jazz Forum in Tarrytown NY, March 15th, 2024... [ read more ]]]>Scott Lichtman2024-03-18T07:01:16+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/new-releases-from-ernesto-cervini-remy-le-boeuf-grace-kelly-dan-pugach-with-birthday-shoutouts-to-miriam-makeba-keely-smith-carole-bayer-sager-and-moreNew Releases from Ernesto Cervini, Remy Le Boeuf, Grace Kelly, Dan Pugach With Birthday Shoutouts to Miriam Makeba, Keely Smith, Carole Bayer Sager and More
The opening set recognizes Black History Month with poetry and spoken word from Shirley LeFlore, Kamau Daood and Langston Hughes. New releases sampled come from albums by Belgian/Nowegian pianist Jonas Cambien, the great Satoko Fujii with her Tokyo Trio, two by prolific saxophonist Ivo Perelman, guitarist Dave Harrington, the Chicago explorative piano trio of Jim Baker, Steve Hunt and Jakob Heinemann, and NYC saxophonist Sam Weinberg... [ read more ]]]>Maurice Hogue2024-03-18T07:01:07+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/lightnin-hopkins-glory-be-play-thisLightnin' Hopkins: Glory Be
Texas blues singer/guitarist Sam "Lightnin'' Hopkins could lay claim to the authentic blues, having worked in the cotton fields for years. He turned electric with the blues boom and folk revival of the 1960s, influencing everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Stevie Ray Vaughan... [ read more ]]]>Ian Patterson2024-03-17T07:01:13+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/from-bolivia-guitarist-carlos-fischer-sixun-wasafiri-and-senri-kawaguchiFrom Bolivia guitarist Carlos Fischer, Sixun, Wasafiri and Senri Kawaguchi
Some music from 2022 including guitarists Carlos Fischer and Jon Durant and the band Wasafiri. French band Sixun, and Japanese drummer Senri Kawaguchi... [ read more ]]]>Len Davis2024-03-17T07:01:09+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/abdullah-ibrahim-julie-kelly-john-coltrane-and-sean-masonAbdullah Ibrahim, Julie Kelly, John Coltrane and Sean Mason
We kick off a new 846th Episode of Neon Jazz out of Kansas City with rising keyboard talent Sean Mason and music from his 2024 release The Southern Suite. From there, we hear from an indelible influence on Sean in Ray Charles. We also hear a dandy of tunes from the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, John Korbel, Rose Mallet and David Friesen... [ read more ]]]>Joe Dimino2024-03-17T07:01:05+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/meet-drummer-danny-gottliebMeet Drummer Danny Gottlieb
This article was first published at All About Jazz in January 2001. If you don't know drummer Danny Gottlieb or you know him from only the earliest incarnations of the Pat Metheny Group, there's a lot you don't know about this talented, multi-faceted musician. Not complacent to rest on past laurels of any kind, Gottleib currently juggles percussion duties with more groups and ensembles than many work with in a lifetime, seeing it all optimistically, as a welcomed challenge... [ read more ]]]>Mike Brannon2024-03-16T07:01:17+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/eleven-is-the-loneliest-number-mike-sternEleven is the Loneliest Number
Many years ago, bastard Mike suggested that our anniversary shows feature groups comprised of as many members as the anniversary was of years. How's that for a mouthful (mindful?) Anyway, good idea until right about now. Eleven is an awkward number unless you're fielding a footie team, and the boys have some issues finding albums that fit the bill or even glance in the direction of this anniversary... [ read more ]]]>Patrick Burnette2024-03-16T07:01:13+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/cassie-kinoshi-dave-douglas-dave-guy-alon-farber-and-moreCassie Kinoshi, Dave Douglas, Dave Guy, Alon Farber and More
Kim Parker is a marvelously talented jazz vocalist and the step-daughter of both Charlie Parker and Phil Woods. A sensitive, tasteful, and endearing jazz voice, Kim has recorded numerous albums as leader and others as an accompanying artist... [ read more ]]]>Nicholas F. Mondello2024-03-16T07:01:05+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/nic-dembling-recalling-new-wave-new-york-with-comateensNic Dembling: Recalling New Wave New York with Comateens
Today, the Spotlight shines On musician and songwriter Nicholas Dembling, aka Nic North, aka Nic West, of seminal New York CIty New Wave Pop band, Comateens. The New York that birthed Comateens was in the midst of a particularly vibrant musical moment. There was new music everywhere. Jazz cats were staging loft concerts in pre-glitz SOHO... [ read more ]]]>Lawrence Peryer2024-03-16T07:01:03+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/late-period-art-pepper-box-sets-art-pepperLate-Period Art Pepper Box Sets
In his essay, "Endgame," which opens the liner notes to Art Pepper: The Complete Galaxy Recordings (Galaxy, 1989), music critic Gary Giddens said of Art Pepper's professional comeback: "Pepper's sudden reappearance in 1975 was something of a second coming in musical circles... [ read more ]]]>C. Michael Bailey2024-03-15T23:01:00+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/mary-lous-salon-mary-lou-williamsMary Lou's Salon
This article was first published at All About Jazz in June 1999."The all-time greatest woman jazz musician." That typically was the kind of language used in describing Mary Lou Williams.Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou was a fabulous pianist, as well as a noted arranger, and composer. But she also had another role of distinction: she was a sort of mother spirit for innovative musicians... [ read more ]]]>Bill Gottlieb2024-03-15T07:01:13+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/frank-sinatra-in-the-studioSinatra In The Studio
This article was first published at All About Jazz in December 1998. Back in 1947, I covered, for kicks, a Frank Sinatra Columbia record date, produced in New York at Liederkranz Hall. There was an acoustically superb studio large enough to handle the sumptuous, full-fiddle orchestra assembled by Axel Stordahl, the leader and arranger... [ read more ]]]>Bill Gottlieb2024-03-15T07:01:09+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musical-tribute-to-jim-beard-plus-new-releasesMusical Tribute To Jim Beard Plus New Releases
A tribute to musician and producer Jim Beard, featuring his own work and also with Bob Berg and Oz Noy. New music from Lyle Workman and trumpet player John Fumo... [ read more ]]]>Len Davis2024-03-15T07:01:07+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/wanted-for-being-hip-willie-colon-hector-lavoe-and-the-birth-of-salsaWanted: For Being Hip—Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe and the Birth of Salsa
It may require some effort to imagine that there were once no Latin Grammy awards. The albums reviewed here truly appeared in a different world. Until 1970, there was, with one brief exception, no systematic attempt to compute the size of the Latino population of the United States. The first effort did not go well... [ read more ]]]>Richard J Salvucci2024-03-14T23:01:00+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/meet-bobby-watsonMeet Bobby Watson
This article was first published at All About Jazz in October 1999. Background and early career... I started playing clarinet and piano in my grandfather's church. I played saxophone in junior high school: originally tenor and switched to alto when I got to high school. From there I got hip to jazz and tried to do as much as I could... [ read more ]]]>Craig Jolley2024-03-14T07:01:18+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/meet-brian-lynchMeet Brian Lynch
This article was first published at All About Jazz in March 2000.Though many of his peers have received far more attention from the public and press, the fact is that Brian Lynch is one of the most experienced and talented jazz trumpeters of his generation. Growing up in the Milwaukee area, Lynch took advantage of a healthy jazz scene there that found him playing professionally at the age of 16 and gaining valuable knowledge and seasoning through his work with local luminaries Buddy Montgomery and Melvin Rhyne... [ read more ]]]>C. Andrew Hovan2024-03-14T07:01:14+00:00https://www.allaboutjazz.com/discovered-early-jazz-fusion-from-pat-smythe-plus-other-new-releasesDiscovered Early Jazz Fusion From Pat Smythe Plus Other New Releases