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String Players: Sonny Sharrock to Charles Mingus
by Jerome Wilson
This show. from September 15, 2020, focuses on string players, mostly guitarists but bassists, cellists and a harp player are also thrown into the mix. Specific musicians heard include Sonny Sharrock. Lonnie Johnson. Tomeka Reid, Charles Mingus, and Brandee Younger. 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 Joel Harrison “Stratusphunk" from Mother Stump (Cuneiform) 1:00 Stephan Crump/Mary Halvorson “Turns to ...
Continue ReadingSteve Allee, Oscar Peterson, Rebecca Kilgore, T.K. Blue and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Blue Lou Marini And Bluband, Steve Allee, Oscar Peterson, Rebecca Kilgore, Larry Vuckovich, T.K. Blue, Jim Witzel, Jazzmeia Horn, Warren Wolf, Joe Baione, John Fedchock, Ginetta's Vendetta, Hyeseon Hong, Jane Monheit, JD Allen, Christian Sands, Thom Rotella, Samara Joy, The Headhunters, Michael Dease, and more. Playlist Blue Lou Marini “Twister" from Out Of The Blue (La Reserve) 00:00 Steve Allee “Tergiversation" from Zebra Stories (Jazzville Records) 06:38 Oscar Peterson “You Look Good ...
Continue ReadingEmily Remler, Mary Halvorson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Ron Carter and Peter Lenz
by Hobart Taylor
Celebrating women jazz guitarists Emily Remler, Jocelyn Gould, Sheryl Bailey, Mary Halvorson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Playlist Emily Remler “Tenor Madness" from Cookin' at the Queens: Live in Las Vegas 1984 & 1988 (Resonance) 0:00 Emily Remler “Snowfall" from East To Wes (Concord) 4:48 Emily Remler “Perk's Blues" Firefly (Concord) 11:20 Host Speaks 15:29 John Chin “ Midnight Sun" from Journey of Han (Jinsy) 17:15 Jocelyn Gould}" Portrait of Right Now" from<em> Portrait of Right Now</em> (Self Produced) ...
Continue ReadingTake Five with Vocalist Teodora Brody
by AAJ Staff
Meet Teodora Brody Born in Romania, and now based in Switzerland, Teodora Brody initially trained in classical jazz and rose to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s singing with legendary jazz pianist Johnny Răducanu . Acclaimed for her extraordinary vocal power and creative vision, Teodora pioneered the fusion of jazz with Doina--Romania's improvisatory folk singing tradition--and is widely credited with introducing international audiences to this extraordinary, deeply emotive music. Always searching for new musical ...
Continue ReadingMuhamed Ibrahimi at Audiokultura Club
by Nenad Georgievski
Muhamed Ibrahimi Audiokultura club Skopje, Macedonia November 1, 2024 The intimate shows at Audiokultura Club always bring a thrill, gathering diverse performers in a close, engaging setting for an audience of around 50. But Audiokultura is more than a small club--it's a creative space where the Teoharovi team designs high-tech music equipment, and once a week, they invite exceptional artists from jazz, folk, ambient, and other experimental genres to perform. This blend of artistry and ...
Continue ReadingIbrahim Maalouf: True Sorry
by Scott Lichtman
AAJ's Ian Patterson has written A Brief Guide To Lebanese Jazz, in which trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf is a highlight. Maalouf was forced to migrate from Beirut to Paris during the Lebanese Civil War and has since become known worldwide for his melding of world, jazz, pop and classical genres. One of his most moving pieces is “True Sorry," an anthem to peace that steadily sweeps up the listener into a vision of a better world. Listen to Maalouf's use of ...
Continue ReadingTake Five with Pianist / Composer Joe Elefante
by AAJ Staff
About Joe Elefante: Joe has traveled 4 continents playing and conducting jazz and musical theater. Joe founded the Joe Elefante Big Band in 2001, which was the house band at Cecil's Jazz Club for three years, and was featured on ABC's Nightline and in the Wall Street Journal. He was named a Jazz Ambassador by the Kennedy Center, and has toured Eastern Europe and the Middle East as a jazz pianist for the U.S. State Department. He has also been ...
Continue ReadingIn the Brewing Luminous: The Life & Music of Cecil Taylor
by Ian Patterson
In the Brewing Luminous: The Life & Music of Cecil TaylorPhilip Freeman 344 Pages ISBN: # ISBN 978-3-9553-261-9 Wolke Verlag 2024 “The thing that makes jazz so interesting is that each man is his own academy," Cecil Taylor once said, (quoted by Val Wilmer in Jazz People, Da Capo, 1970). The pianist/composer was certainly a school of one, a pianist and composer who occupied a unique position in contemporary music for almost seventy ...
Continue ReadingJohn Butcher 70th Birthday Residency at Cafe OTO
by John Sharpe
Groundbreaking saxophonist John Butcher is a frequent visitor to north London's Cafe OTO, so it is fitting that the venue provided the setting for a celebration of his milestone birthday. For the occasion he handpicked selection of his most potent collaborators to join him over the three nights in various small group formations. Butcher has developed a unique style that melds a staggeringly detailed command of multiphonics, timbre and overblowing with an overarching sense of musicality. But even ...
Continue ReadingConor Cantrell: A Place Between Homes
by Neil Duggan
Finding his voice as a composer and guitarist has taken Conor Cantrell on a journey from his native Galway in Ireland to Berlin, via London. So, it may not be a surprise to find that his debut album A Place Between Homes contains song titles like “Departing," “Arriving" and “Another Goodbye." It is clear that his journey across Europe has been the inspiration behind the material on the album. Cantrell started as a trumpet player who studied and ...
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