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by Eyal Hareuveni
The Sticks is a new, young Norwegian trio, another product of the acclaimed jazz conservatory in Trondheim--pianist Oscar Grönberg, (who was born in Sweden and plays in saxophonist Hanna Paulsberg quartet), double bassist Aksel Jensen and drummer Håkon Mjåset Johansen (who plays in violinist Ola Kvernberg trio and in the modern jazz quintet Motif). The trio's name has two meanings for Norwegians and both may describe the spirit of its music: wasteland or middle-of-nowhere, but locals use it to describe ...
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia Jazz Label Dreambox Media To Celebrate Thirtieth Anniversary With Final DVD "Flicks Sticks & Tones"
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All About Jazz
Dreambox Media will issue its last release by the end of 2016, coinciding with the Jazz label’s 30th anniversary. Originally Encounter Records solely to promote his band Reverie, founder and drummer Jim Miller considers 1986 the year the label officially started, as the September 1999 Jazz Times pointed out, “because it was then that vocalist / educator Suzanne Cloud…had similar frustrations and came to him to release her recording; she then began to spread the word to other musicians” (note: ...
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Grammys 2015: Jazz sticks to the familiar as Chick Corea wins two
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Michael Ricci
Awards speeches are ideal forums for jokes, even during the Grammys' Internet-only pre-show broadcast. But there was a kernel of truth to what was said from the stage as Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band accepted honors in the big band category for the album “Life in the Bubble": “Once again we want to thank Chick Corea for not making a large ensemble album." The line was in reference to the Grammys' longtime favorite when it comes to the jazz field ...
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Drum! Magazine Writer/Publicist Sticks “Hip” to Legendary New Orleans Guitar Player Leo Nocentelli
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JCM Media
Los Angeles – Josh Moscov, a writer/publicist for DRUM! Magazine as well as a drummer, has released a video, dedicated to New Orleans’ King Of Funk Guitar, Leo Nocentelli. Moscov, who has played with a number of New Orleans artists, based the video on a live gig that he had the opportunity to sit in with Nocentelli in 1999. “Nocentelli came on stage and immediately ignited the audience with the song, “The Hip,” Moscov said. “The Batiste Brothers are amazing ...
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Newark OH Jazz & Ribs Festival Sticks to Basics
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All About Jazz
NEWARK OH Jazz & Ribs Festival Every year at 8 a.m. on the day of the Jazz & Ribs Festival, Jack “Elmo" Kashner stakes out the same spot under a tree on the north side of the courthouse, facing the gazebo.
Jazz & Ribs is sponsored by the Newark parks and recreation department and is rooted in a tradition that carries on today: love of food and music. “It's a perfect family event. This is the one thing ...
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Sticks & Stones To Release CD Debut 6/25, Play Chicago and NYC
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All About Jazz
CHICAGO, IL -- On Tuesday, June 25, 482 Music will release the self-titled debut recording by Sticks & Stones (482-1012), a Chicago-born trio featuring alto saxophonist Matana Roberts, bassist Joshua Abrams, and drummer Chad Taylor. The three-year old trio will celebrate their new recording with CD release events at Chicago's Velvet Lounge on Friday, July 12th and the Jazz Gallery in New York City, with special guest pianist Vijay Iyer, on Thursday, July 18th.
“I think we all realized, just ...
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