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If you're familiar with All About Jazz, you know that we've dedicated over two decades to supporting jazz as an art form, and more importantly, the creative musicians who make it. Our enduring commitment has made All About Jazz one of the most culturally important websites of its kind in the world reaching hundreds of thousands of readers every month. However, to expand our offerings and develop new means to foster jazz discovery we need your help.

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Album Reviews

Daily album reviews—from independent to major label releases

Ashley Wilson
Paint The Sky

Sun Ra
God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be

Jason Palmer
Rhyme And Reason

Tony Monaco
The Definition of Insanity

Simon Toldam Trio
Omhu

Assif Tsahar / William Parker / Hamid Drake
In Between the Tumbling a Stillness

Marc Copland
Gary

Chuck Deardorf
Perception

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Interviews, columns, concert reviews, and more

Interview with South African Saliency: Reza Khota, Carlo Mombelli, Andrew Lilley, and Mandisi Dyantyis

Multiple Reviews
South African Saliency: Reza Khota, Carlo Mombelli, Andrew...
By Dan Bilawsky

Interview with Thelonious Monk Revisited

Radio
Thelonious Monk Revisited
By Ludovico Granvassu

Interview with Jorge Rossy Live At BIMHUIS Amsterdam

Radio
Jorge Rossy Live At BIMHUIS Amsterdam
By BIMHUIS

Radio
Let's Talk About Me
By H William Stine

Interview with Blue Note's Tone Poet Series

Highly Opinionated
Blue Note's Tone Poet Series
By Patrick Burnette

Interview with Pt. 5, Digital Drink Coasters?

Mind Your Business
Pt. 5, Digital Drink Coasters?
By B.D. Lenz

Interview with American Descendants of Slaves Empowered Through the Arts, Social Media #ADOS, and Activist Preaching

Beauty, Love and Justice: Living A Coltranian Life
American Descendants of Slaves Empowered Through the Arts,...
By Christine Passarella

Interview with Gourmet At April Jazz Club

Live Reviews
Gourmet At April Jazz Club
By Anthony Shaw

Interview with Marlene VerPlanck Loves Johnny Mercer

Getting Into Jazz
Marlene VerPlanck Loves Johnny Mercer
By Mark Barnett

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Track of the Day
Radio Programs

Antoine Karacostas
Aharisti (Ungrateful)

Martin Lindholm
Moving Forward

Quinsin Nachoff
Path of Totality

Mandy Lagan
My Old Man

Jim Brenan
Jocasta

Wadada Leo Smith
Rosa Parks: Pure Love

Tom Neale
Keynvor Atlantek

Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord
People Be Talking

Make It Big!
Source Jazz Bastard

A Focus on Tony Malaby
Source World of Jazz

Burning Ghosts, Alister Spence and More
Source One Man's Jazz

It All About the Sax with Kyle Nasser
Source The Crazeology Radio Show

Chick Webb & Benny Goodman
Source Jazz at 100

Thelonious Monk Revisited
Source Mondo Jazz

News

Sponsored announcements from the industry

Event
Matt Mitchell Kicks Off Elysium Furnace Works' 2019 Season In Beacon, NY

Award / Grant
Los Angeles Based Independent Jazz Label, BFM Jazz, Wins Five Grammys

Tenor Saxophonist Mike Lee New Release February 18th Song For All Of Us Featuring Lenny White, George Colligan, Dave Stryker & More!

Recording
Tenor Saxophonist Mike Lee New Release February 18th Song For All Of Us Featuring Lenny White,...

Singer Carolyn Fitzhugh Demonstrates Vocal & Compositional Chops On 'Living In Peace,' Set For March 15 Release By IYOUWE Records

Recording
Singer Carolyn Fitzhugh Demonstrates Vocal & Compositional Chops On 'Living In Peace,' Set For March...

Video / DVD
Pianist Romain Collin Releases Seventh Video In #taurussesh Series

Bistro Award Winning Jazz Vocalist Shirley Crabbe, With David Budway On Piano, To Appear As Part Of The Overture Concert Series At Rockland Conservatory Of Music

Performance / Tour
Bistro Award Winning Jazz Vocalist Shirley Crabbe, With David Budway On Piano, To Appear As Part Of...

Recording
DarWin Releases Debut Concept Album Origin Of Species Internationally Featuring Drum Legend Simon Phillips

Recording
Rising Israeli Jazz Pianist/Composer Guy Mintus Releases Multi-Faceted And Ambitious New Trio Album, Connecting The Dots

Recording
Consider The Source To Release You Are Literally A Metaphor, Their First Album In Four Years, On March 1

Performance / Tour
Bistro Award Winning Jazz Vocalist Shirley Crabbe, With David Budway On Piano, To Appear As Part Of The Overture...

Award / Grant
Los Angeles Based Independent Jazz Label, BFM Jazz, Wins Five Grammys

Video / DVD
Pianist Romain Collin Releases Seventh Video In #taurussesh Series

Jazz Near You Imports GigPress Events for Jazz Musicians

All About Jazz Top 10 Tracks: January 2019

All About Jazz / Jazz Near You Improvements: January 2019

All About Jazz Improves Press Release Distribution Service

Attention Venues! Share The Top Jazz Venues Poll With Your Social Network And Mailing List

All About Jazz Top 10 Tracks: December 2018

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Trio Tapestry by Joe Lovano
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East Of The Sun by Michael Kocour
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Swallows & Swans by Florian Ross
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Crosswinds by Christoph Irniger
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Imaginary Friends by Ralph Alessi

Live From Philadelphia
Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Sirius Juju and Unspeakable Garbage at Jerry's on Front

Multiple Reviews
The Sound Of Progress: Lioness And Ellen Rowe

Multiple Reviews
Satoko Fujii's Orchestras

Radio
Make It Big!

Radio
A Focus on Tony Malaby

Multiple Reviews
South African Saliency: Reza Khota, Carlo Mombelli, Andrew Lilley, and Mandisi Dyantyis

Live Reviews
ECM @ Winter Jazzfest 2019

Jazz Story

Jazz combines creativity from the mind, heart, and the gut. It flourishes through structure and uses melody and rhythm to bridge the musician's creativity and the listener's imagination. I try to appreciate all forms of music and styles of jazz but find myself drawn to the “hot music” of the twenties through the early thirties, including its many contemporary incarnations
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Jazz combines creativity from the mind, heart, and the gut. It flourishes through structure and uses melody and rhythm to bridge the musician's creativity and the listener's imagination. I try to appreciate all forms of music and styles of jazz but find myself drawn to the “hot music” of the twenties through the early thirties, including its many contemporary incarnations. Obscure and forgotten musicians of that period also interest me. I also enjoy Baroque and Classical music; much of that repertoire actually shares jazz's emphasis on improvisation, creating tension over an underlying ground rhythm, and exciting formal variation.
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By Andrew J. Sammut
Member since: 2010

Date	Detail	Price
Feb21Thu	Funk You Last Concert Cafe Houston, TX
Feb22Fri	Shannon McNally, Steve Earle The Heights Theater Houston, TX
Feb28Thu	Christoph Eschenbach, Houston Symphony Jones Hall Houston, TX
Feb28Thu	Clark Beckham Mcgonigel's Mucky Duck Houston, TX
Mar1Fri	Steve Cropper The Heights Theater Houston, TX
Mar1Fri	Robby Krieger Warehouse Live Houston, TX
Mar2Sat	Christoph Eschenbach Jones Hall Houston, TX

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Trio Tapestry by Joe Lovano

East Of The Sun by Michael Kocour

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Crosswinds by Christoph Irniger

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