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The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943
by Chuck Lenatti
Duke Ellington was one of the most popular and successful jazz musicians of the first half of the 20th century and according to composer Gunther Schuller and musicologist and historian Barry Kernfeld, “the most significant composer of the genre." Radio broadcasts from his residency at New York's Cotton Club beginning in 1927 extended Ellington's orchestra's national exposure and a parade of hit records, from “East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" in 1926 to “C Jam Blues" in 1942, among many ...
Continue ReadingThe New Wonders: Steppin' Out
by Jack Bowers
Although the ten songs performed by cornetist Mike Davis' Brooklyn-based septet, The New Wonders, on the group's second album, Steppin' Out, are well removed from new, most have stood the test of time and remained popular with a small yet devoted number of trad jazz enthusiasts, some for a century or more. The New Wonders carry forward a storied tradition that dates at least as far back as the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in the early 1920s and whose best-known ...
Continue ReadingAli Watson: Terrarium
by Neil Duggan
Scottish jazz has recently seen many artists find their inspiration from their landscape, history, geography and heritage. The effect on bassist Ali Watson has seen him mix Scottish folk with contemporary jazz and classical music to develop a musical style that strives to provide an escape from the unrelenting sensory inputs that can pervade modern life. His debut album is named Terrarium. Those with a horticultural interest will know that a terrarium is typically a sealed glass container ...
Continue ReadingAlvin Queen, George Cables, Misha Tsiganov, Javon Jackson and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Alvin Queen, Daniel Pardo, George Cables, Misha Tsiganov, Adrian Cunningham, Day Dream, Steven Feifke, Javon Jackson, Joel Jeschke, Andy Wheelock, Steve Davis, Brandon Sanders, Bob Baldwin, Jazzmeia Horn, John Fedchock, T.K. Blue, Dexter Moses, Christian Sands, Music Soup, Teri Parker, and more. Playlist Alvin Queen “Blues For Sluggo" from The Jazzcup Cafe Blues (Cellar Music Group) 00:00 Daniel Pardo “Bebo" from Ese Momento (Daniel Pardo) 07:07 George Cables “Blue Nights" from I ...
Continue ReadingRich Willey: Boptism Christmas
by Jack Bowers
With seasonal jazz albums in rather short supply this year, it is a pleasure to welcome Boptism Christmas, a series of mostly well- known holiday tunes ably performed by multi-instrumentalist Rich Willey and his impressive North Carolina-based octet-plus-one. The “plus one" applies to Tracks 5 and 6, on which Russ Wilson joins the ensemble to sing ("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer") or play drums ("Little Drummer Boyz"). Wilson sings respectably on a jazzed-up version of “Rudolph," a mega-hit ...
Continue ReadingCelebrating 577 Records
by Hobart Taylor
This week we celebrate the artist driven label 577 Records by sharing a sampling of releases by Daniel Carter, Frank Carlberg, Eva Novoa, Eunhye Jeong, Mette Henriette, Zoh Amba, Sean Conley, and others.Playlist Frank Carlberg Trio “ Bemsha Cubano" from Reflections 1952 (577) 0:00 Frank Carlberg Trio “ Reflecting Reflections" from Reflections 1952 (577) 5:15 Svoboda O Connor Green “A Proposition" (577) 10:51 Yuma Uesaka Marilyn Crispell “Iterations I" (Not Two/Polyfold) 14:42 Host Speaks 20:59 Daniel Carter Leo ...
Continue ReadingLester Bowie, Hayoung Lyou, and Bill Warfield
by Jerome Wilson
This particular show features recent music by Hayoung Lyou and Bill Warfield's Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra. It also has older work by Sheila Jordan and Roy Campbell and a pair of selections by Lester Bowie. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Charles Lloyd “The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow" from The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue ...
Continue ReadingAdonis Rose: Following The Score Of Higher Power
by Taliya Hafiz
The Orchestrator of Moods The master drummer, composer, producer, artistic director, Adonis Rose seems to have had his mission imprinted in the constellation of stars guiding him throughout his life, reflecting in his encounters, career highlights, and even name and surname initials. A.R. coincides with an AR term in the music industry denoting “Artist & Repertoire representative." Numerous successful projects led by Rose have shown his incredible talent in seeking out the right artists for the right repertoires and events. ...
Continue ReadingRemembering Roy Haynes: Modern Jazz Giant
by Ian Patterson
When Roy Haynes sat down at the tiny kit on the stage of the Everyman Theatre, during the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival in 2005, he shook his head ruefully and said, “Man, I feel like a midget!" Rising above the audience laughter, somewhere in the depths of the theatre, a voice replied, “Roy, you're a giant!" And so he was. Roy Haynes might not have had such a big, powerful sound as Art Blakey or Elvin Jones but ...
Continue ReadingOrchestra Nazionale Della Luna: Selene's View
by Ian Patterson
In the interests of full disclosure let us dispense with the notion that Orchestra Nazionale Della Luna is an Italian band. Or an orchestra. ONDL was founded by Finnish pianist Kari Ikonen and Belgian saxophonist/flautist Manuel Hermia in 2015, with additional Belgians in the shape of double bassist Sébastien Boisseau and drummer Teun Verbruggen making the quartet arguably the most important Finnish-Belgium exchange since Finland and Belgium first traded fuel for cars and tractors. As for the claim to lunar ...
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