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Interview

Singer Hilary Kole Interviewed at All About Jazz

Source: DL Media
September 14, 2010

When Hilary Kole sings, she can become one of the ideal subjects for the “what is jazz singing" discussion that has gone on for decades. She sings clear and cleanly, with a sure tone and an attractive sound. She's done cabaret and her voice is perfectly suited for it. But she sings with small jazz groups and has more than a feel for that as well. And she's stood before big bands and presented jazz sure and enchanting. But that ...

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Interview

Saxophonist Bobby Zankel Interviewed at All About Jazz

Source: John Kelman
September 7, 2010

For many decades, Philadelphia has been home to a cadre of multi-generational jazz musicians who go on year-after-year composing, arranging and performing some of the best, highest level music to be heard anywhere. This tradition is exemplified in no better way than by alto saxophonist, composer and bandleader Bobby Zankel. Zankel apprenticed with legendary pianist Cecil Taylor and absorbed the most advanced trends of the 1960s and '70s. He then moved to Philadelphia, where he has done his own thing ...

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Recording

New Release from Danish Improv-Trio Angel

Source: Michael Ricci
August 29, 2010

Listening to the music of Danish/Norwegian Angel, one is challenged with the task of defining the music within any given style. Combining the uncompromising and investigative approach of free improvisation with the energy, physicality and sheer loudness of metal in a more or less acoustic context, Angel is uncovering new territory in improvised music. From subtle pointillism and sonic manipulations to head-on massacre, Angel plays exciting music with a strong sense of purpose, pushing the limit of each instrument. The ...

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Recording

Lars Hidde - 'Vasona Park' feat. Michael Manring & Jeff Oster

Source: LARS HIDDE
August 28, 2010

This amazing new track, produced and written by Lars Hidde, is a beautiful fusion of ambient jazz, live recordings and tasteful electronic beats. You can download it for free at bandcamp.com Lars Hidde played the tune “Vasona Park" with Michael Manring (Windham Hill's original bassist) and Jeff Oster (produced by Will Ackerman) on several occasions live around the Bay Area. Originally written as a live performance piece, “Vasona Park" developed as a production of independent studio recordings and live performances ...

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Festival

Bologna Jazz Festival - The Italian Autumn Jazz Event

Source: Rugiada Cogotti
August 29, 2010

Bologna has been loving jazz since 1958. All the greatest musicians played at its Jazz Festival, the most ancient one in Italy: Chet Baker, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis... After a few occasional editions, the Bologna Jazz Festival (previously Festival Internazionale del Jazz) was born again for good in 2006, keeping the same love for jazz and the same attention to the international jazz scene it used to have. Bologna Jazz Festival takes place each ...

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Performance / Tour

Philippine Jazz Icon, Boy Katindig, brings back the funk, groove and International class in Jazz

Source: Boy Katindig
August 29, 2010

Multi-awarded Jazz Pianist and International Recording Artist, Boy Katindig, comes from a well-known clan of musicians who pioneered Latin Jazz in Manila. Regarded as the Philippines' most famous jazz export, Boy Katindig has produced and recorded seven internationally acclaimed albums. His latest CD, “Groovin' High," released under his own label, KoolKat Productions in 2005, is regarded as one of the best independently released genre discs of that year. Popular jazz artists like Gerald Albright, Abe Laboriel, Brandon Fields, Russ Freeman, Phil Upchurch, Brenda Eager, Robert Greenidge ...

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Performance / Tour

Kolker/Sabbagh/Stratton/Green @ Grassroots on August 29

Source: Jerome Sabbagh
August 29, 2010

Recording

Joshua Panda's "Incredibly Soulful" CD Earns Raves; "Ultragifted"

Source: Seth Cohen PR
August 28, 2010

Rave Early Reviews for Joshua Panda' Americana/Soul/Country/Folk CD Early reviews have described 25-year old phenom Joshua Panda's eponymous Americana/Soul/Country/Folk CD as “incredibly soulful" and “straight-up awesome," and have praised the singer's combustible on-stage presence, buzzing “the energy of his performances clearly is something he can't help, rather than something he inserts." “His delivery ranges from the most quiet of whispering lament to the energy of a preacher after a heavy swig of communion wine..." Drawing upon varied influences, from Kris ...

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