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Interview

An interview with guitarist Ray Ferretti

Source: Lauren Rogers
October 11, 2011

Guitarist Ray Ferretti lives in that twilight zone between progressive rock and jazz. It's a balance that isn't always executed with such precision and melody as Ferretti achieves on his new album, Leaf Juice. Quite the contrary, too many musicians fuse together those elements in a self-gratifying way; the result is often a record that quenches the intellectual thirst of the artist but leaves audiences cold, especially casual listeners. Ferretti manages to avoid that, producing a collection of songs that ...

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Performance / Tour

Pat Metheny Launches Six-Night Residency at Blue Note New York; His New Album "An Essential Record," Says All About Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
October 11, 2011

Pat Metheny brings his 20-city tour of the United States to a close with a special week-long engagement at the Blue Note in New York City, starting tonight. Metheny, who is joined on the tour by bassist (and Brad Mehldau Trio member) Larry Grenadier, will be making his Blue Note debut as a leader with this week's shows. The sets will include songs from Metheny's latest Nonesuch release, What's It All About—which features Metheny's solo acoustic take on classic tunes ...

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Book / Magazine

Gunther Schuller: A Life in Pursuit of Music & Beauty

Source: Michael Ricci
October 11, 2011

Simultaneously the memoir of a famed composer, conductor, and music educator, and an important historical sourcebook on the American musical scene during the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, the autobiography of Gunther Schuller chronicles the first thirty-five years of this multifaceted and expansive figure's life and work. Schuller began composing music at an early age and joined the Cincinnati Symphony as its principal French horn player at seventeen. Since then he has written for many major orchestras and his ...

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Interview

Saxophonist Miguel Zenon Interviewed at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2011

At the dawn of the second decade of his career, alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón has established himself as one of the most sophisticated and stylish players of the new millennium. In a very short time, Zenón has made his mark as a composer, band leader, educator, and jazz advocate. He has performed and recorded with scores of the scene's most prominent musicians as leader, side man and member of the groundbreaking SFJAZZ Collective, where he is the sole founding member ...

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Recording

Spiritual teachings guide new album from pianist Kenneth Grice

Source: Lauren Rogers
October 10, 2011

The Word of God is heard through the keyboards of Kenneth Grice, whose sleek, incandescent instrumentals convey spiritual depth on his new album, The Victory. Both the album title and the names of the songs are rooted in religious faith; minus lyrics it is Grice's emotionally uplifting melodies that reflect his Gospel background. But this is not creaky church music. Grice's work stitches together a variety of related inspirations, namely smooth jazz, funk, and '70s R&B, to form a warm, ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz Arts Group Presents NEA Jazz Master David Liebman, Nov. 2 at Vonn Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
October 10, 2011

The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is proud to present an evening of music from award-winning jazz musician and NEA Jazz Master, David Liebman and his quartet. As part of its Inside Track concert series, JAG will bring a bit of New York City to Vonn Jazz Supperclub for two shows (7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.) on Wednesday, November 2. David Liebman is considered a renaissance man in contemporary music with a career that has spanned over four decades—beginning ...

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Recording

Magma Legend Christian Vander To Release Tribute To John Coltrane

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
October 10, 2011

Paris, France—Music visionary and Magma legend Christian Vander will be releasing a tribute to jazz innovator John Coltrane on October 15, 2011—l'homme suprême . “On July 17, 1967, time stopped. The great saxophonist John Coltrane left us. I was lucky enough to discover, at a very young age, an exceptional musician. The beauty, the spirituality, the strength, the softness, as well as the fragility of notes. The expression of that sound which spoke to me like a voice. From that ...

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Performance / Tour

Keyboardist Alan Hewitt to Appear with Moody Blues on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
October 10, 2011

Keyboardist Alan Hewitt will be performing with The Moody Blues on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, October 13, 2011 in support of the band's Precious Cargo Tour throughout Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The band will be playing one of their many hits on the show. Alan is the keyboardist for the iconic band and has a long list of credentials of his own. According to Guy Arnston from the Illinois Entertainer in a review of Hewitt's ...

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