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Elio Villafranca: Five Islands & A Revolt
The setting was Systems Two, a well-known, state-of-the-art recording studio in Brooklyn. The sessions, occurring over five days in May (7-11) 2017, were set up to record Cuban pianist/composer...
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SFJAZZ: Decades After, Five Years In
Five years after the San Francisco, California organization SFJAZZ created its own building, the SFJAZZ Center, it has proved a raving, even rampaging, success, unrelenting in programming...
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Michael Leonhart: Surfing on an Orchestral Wave
If one were to find an answer to the age-old "nature or nurture" debate, s/he would have to look no further than The Painted Lady Suite [Sunnyside Records]. Listening to the stunning debut album by the...
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Istanbul Jazz Festival 2018
A leisurely stroll through the crowded streets of Istanbul offers many delights, Turkish or otherwise. The maze guides you through nested teahouses, majestic ottoman palaces, monumental sahns adjoining mosques...
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Meet Davis Wilson
Jeopardy contestant, amateur pianist, dance teacher, actor, sailor, postal worker, our July Super Fan has lived all over the place and done it all. Now based in St. Paul, Minnesota, he met "zillions of artists" as keeper of the flame at the...
Reviews
Daily album reviews—from independent to major label releases.
Don Cherry
Home Boy, Sister Out
John Coltrane
Both Directions at...
Rich Halley 3
The Literature
Rodrigo Amado
A History Of Nothing
Turbamulta
Turbamulta
Leni Stern
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Tin Men and the...
World Domination...
Toronto Jazz...
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Roman Miroshnichenko
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A Walk Thru The...
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Soul Cha Cha
Sam Pilnick
Pure Imagination
Alchemy Sound Project
Adventures in Time and...
Aaron Shragge
Sun Coming Down
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Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola's ongoing fascination with complex rhythmic syncopation combined with provocative lyrical melodies and sophisticated harmony has been at the heart of his music throughout a celebrated career... read more
Showcase
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Meeting of Minds by Bob Mintzer
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Encontros - Orquestra... by Antonio Adolfo
Story of the Day
I love jazz because it eliminates distractions from everyday life and it SOUNDS good. I was first exposed to jazz by hearing a Clifford Brown record at the age of 12.
By James E Scalise
Member since: 2009
This Week
- Live Reviews Jamie Cullum and Joss Stone at Stuttgart Jazz Open 2018
- Multiple Reviews Two Contrasting Releases From Bertrand Denzler
- Catching Up With Elio Villafranca: Five Islands & A Revolt
- Interviews Making The John Coltrane Jazz Festival in High Point
- Live Reviews Gov’t Mule, The Avett Brothers and Magpie Salute At The Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
- Mixcloud Marc Ribot, Dos Santos and other great new (and not so new) releases
- Mr. P.C.'s Guide to Jazz Etiquette... Sitting In It, Low Blow, Always a Bridesmaid
