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Alex Coke-Carl Michel Sextet Release 'Situation' on Play On Records
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All About Jazz
The Alex Coke-Carl Michel Sextet features Coke (woodwinds) and Michel (guitar) with Elaine Barber (concert harp), Bob Hoffnar (pedal steel guitar), James Suter (acoustic bass) and Carolyn Trowbridge (vibraphone). This distinctive six piece composer’s forum from Austin, Texas, breaks down barriers of musical genres, fearlessly exploring the possibilities involved in combining musicians from diverse musical backgrounds. The music is consistently cinematic and offers listeners a warm, modern, propulsive sound expressed through colorful timbres and solid musicianship. For their third recording, ...
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Guitarist Carl Michel Celebrates the music of Paul Motian with "Music in Motian" on Play On Records
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All About Jazz
The music of drummer/composer Paul Motian is revered in certain circles of jazz, while resting in obscurity among others. The performing credits of Motian run deep and are extensive, but as a author of highly original music, he lies in the under-documented category. This will not last much longer as, in the years since his passing, his followers are carrying the torch, one such notable being guitarist Carl Michel. Michel (pronounced Michael) has recognized the contributions of Paul Motian, and ...
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MAXJAZZ to Release Russell Malone's Triple Play on Tuesday, November 2
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The St. Louis-based label MAXJAZZ will release guitarist Russell Malone's latest CD Triple Play (pictured) on Tuesday, November 2. The disc, which features the guitarist in a trio setting for the first time with East St. Louis' Montez Coleman on drums and David Wong on bass, is Malone's fourth release for MAXJAZZ. In addition to leading his own bands, Malone has worked with Jimmy Smith, Harry Connick, Jr., Diana Krall, Ron Carter's Golden Stryker Trio, Dianne Reeves and many others. ...
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JazzTimes Will Play On
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Michael Ricci
JazzTimes, one of the country’s most prominent jazz magazines with a circulation of more than 100,000, announced last month on its Web site, jazztimes.com, that it was ceasing publication because of financial trouble. Much of the magazine’s audience — as well as contributors who hadn’t been paid for their recent work — assumed that this was the end of a long-running institution, one that started as the newsletter Radio Free Jazz in 1970 and developed into a glossy magazine in ...
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A New Stage so Local NJ Bands Can Play On
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Michael Ricci
NO more than 20 minutes into the first of three sets, all 25 round tables in the makeshift coffeehouse were taken, and customers were still streaming through the front door. Children mingled with grown-ups, and happy chatter blended with rock ’n’ roll.
Dozens of musicians are in South Orange and Maplewood, most of whom play for fun when they get home from their day jobs. But these are tough times, and three sites in the area that provided steady weekend ...
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