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Catching Up With

Larry Coryell: A Family Affair

by AAJ Staff
April 4, 2015

This interview was originally published at All About Jazz in March 2000. All About Jazz: The Coryells seems to be your most personal album yet. Larry Coryell: The idea of recording with my sons seemed like a good idea at the time. It was a great joy to record with my sons. The sessions went beautifully. AAJ: Had you recorded with them before? LC: I had them on a Shanachie release in ...

Jazz Art

Ziga Koritnik and The Eye

by John Kelman
April 3, 2015

In a time when cameras are more pervasive and invasive than they've ever been--with iPhones, iPads, Androids and low-price point-and-shoot devices lending the impression that everyone is a photographer--photo artists like Žiga Koritnik, paradoxically, stand out more than ever. Sure, anyone can take a picture, but to get to the heart of a subject and truly capture what it's all about requires much more than a camera and the opportunity to use it. It requires The Eye: one that sees ...

Album Review

Andrew Drury: Content Provider

Read "Content Provider" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne
April 3, 2015

On the wittily-titled Content Provider, Seattle-born, NYC- based drummer and composer Andrew Drury leads a remarkable band consisting of saxophonists Briggan Krauss (best-known for his work with Sex Mob) and Ingrid Laubrock, and gonzo electric guitarist Brandon Seabrook. Despite lacking a bassist (Seabrook provides some bass- line like figures here and there) it's a small band with a very big sound. A student of the late Ed Blackwell, Drury is best known for his work as a ...

Album Review

Gilad Atzmon And The Orient House Ensemble: The Whistle Blower

Read "The Whistle Blower" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
April 3, 2015

Saxophonist Gilad Atzmon is a giant of jazz--an imposing physical presence, a huge personality, technically masterful and emotionally committed to every note. On The Whistle Blower, the Orient House Ensemble's eighth album since it formed in 2000, he's joined by long-term Ensemble members Frank Harrison on piano and Yaron Stavi on bass along with new recruit drummer Chris Higginbottom. The band is as strong as ever, the album a worthy addition to its discography. Atzmon is an in-demand ...

Album Review

Juan Pablo Carletti / Tony Malaby / Christopher Hoffman: Niño/Brujo

Read "Niño/Brujo" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
April 3, 2015

For his debut album, NYC-based Argentinian drummer Juan Pablo Carletti has made some wise choices, even before one considers the music. Foremost among those is the selection of saxophonist Tony Malaby to front his trio. Malaby has a compelling track record of energising such threesomes, as evidenced by his 14 year tenure in bassist Mark Helias' Open Loose unit, as well as the reedman's own Tamarindo outfit. He has more than enough talent to carry a small combo as the ...

Album Review

Ted Ludwig: Stand Up

Read "Stand Up" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
April 3, 2015

New Orleans guitarist Ted Ludwig came to Little Rock as part of the Hurricane Katrina diaspora. NOLA's loss has been Little Rock's gain since Ludwig and his fine trio took up residence in the city's famous Capitol Hotel Bar & Grill seven years ago. Before turning professional, Ludwig studied with NOLA luminaries Ellis Marsalis, Harold Baptiste and Steve Masakowski (father of vocalist Sasha Masakowski). Cliché it may sound, but music is in Ludwig's bones (Jeremiah 20:9, if you are so ...

Album Review

Steve Gadd Band: 70 Strong

Read "70 Strong" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
April 3, 2015

Since the 70s, Steve Gadd has pretty much seen it and done it all, and recognized as one of the most influential drummers of the modern era, spanning numerous musical genres. His slippery cross-sticking between the hi-hat and snare drum amid new ways and means to generate a funk groove, along with his famous drum solo on the title track of Steely Dan's 1977 landmark album “Aja," are just a few noteworthy accreditations of a distinguished career. For example, he's ...

Guitarist's Rendezvous

Samuel Mösching, Joe Giglio, Dave Kain and Juampy Juarez

by Dom Minasi
April 3, 2015

Welcome to Guitarists Rendezvous, our first installment in a series that introduces readers to emerging or established guitarists who fly just under the radar of public recognition. Each will field the same four questions and we've included audio and video so you can sample their music. We kick of the column with a diverse group of musicians from Switzerland, Buenos Aires and New York. So without further ado... Meet Samuel Mösching Born ...

Mr. P.C.'s Guide to Jazz Etiquette and Bandstand Decorum

April 2015

by Mr. P.C.
April 2, 2015

Dear Mr. P.C.: I just played a long solo gig at a fancy mansion. The hosts offered me appetizers, but since I was playing it was hard to eat without getting food on my hands and the piano. I just wound up eating three tiny morsels. Then dinner time came, but it was only for the guests seated at the table. As I played, I heard the chef describe each amazing course before he served it. It was ...

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Album Review

Michael Waldrop Big Band: Time Within Itself

Read "Time Within Itself" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
April 2, 2015

Drummer Michael Waldrop has named his inaugural album as leader of a big band Time Within Itself. An even more appropriate name might have been It's About Time. Waldrop, who has taught for the past decade or so at Eastern Washington University, boasts a resume as long as one's arm. It includes a master's degree from the University of Memphis and a doctorate from the University of North Texas where he was a member of the celebrated One O'Clock Lab ...