Articles by Andrew J. Sammut

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Published: 2013-03-07

Buster Bailey
All About Memphis
3

Published: 2012-09-15

Johnny Dunn
Cornet Blues
64

Published: 2012-04-06

Brian Patneaude
All Around Us
86

Published: 2012-03-16

Gabriel Vicens
Point in Time
279

Published: 2011-11-30

New World Jazz Composers Octet
Breaking News
180

Published: 2011-09-28

Dead Cat Bounce
Chance Episodes
263

Published: 2011-09-07

Randy Brecker with DR Big Band
Randy Brecker with DR Big Band: The Jazz Ballad Song Book
204

Published: 2011-08-29

Claudio Roditi
Bons Amigos
223

Published: 2011-08-03

Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard: Pinnacle - Live and Unreleased from Keystone Korner
241

Published: 2011-07-24

Clarence Williams
Washboard Bands: 1926-29, "Gimme Blues"
222

Published: 2011-07-08

Rich Halley
Requiem for a Pit Viper
148

Published: 2011-06-20

Vicious World
Plays the Music of Rufus Wainwright
441

Published: 2011-05-06

Red Nichols
Red Nichols: The Red Heads
189

Published: 2011-04-08

Terry Myers
Smiles
205

Published: 2011-02-21

Piron's New Orleans Orchestra
Piron's New Orleans Orchestra
319

Published: 2011-01-21

Joe Lovano / Us Five
Bird Songs

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Published: 2012-12-19

Jazz That Scratches, Swings and Pops
How (Not) To Listen To Early Jazz
1

Published: 2012-09-05

Live Reviews
Vince Giordano: New York, NY, August 14, 2012
160

Published: 2012-01-30

Interview
Terell Stafford: Trial and Inspiration
128

Published: 2011-12-23

Live Reviews
Norm Zocher: Cambridge, MA, December 6, 2011
181

Published: 2011-10-18

Interview
Tom Everett: Jazz at Harvard
244

Published: 2011-08-16

Interview
Ray Scro: What Jazz Education Means
314

Published: 2011-06-07

Jazz That Scratches, Swings and Pops
Steve Brown: Atlas Slapped
176

Published: 2011-05-20

Live Reviews
Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra: Cambridge, April 29, 2011
109

Published: 2011-05-12

Live Reviews
Wynton Marsalis: Cambridge, MA, April 28, 2011
212

Published: 2011-04-20

Live Reviews
40 Years of Jazz at Harvard: Cambridge, April 9, 2011
236

Published: 2011-03-16

Jazz That Scratches, Swings and Pops
Love Is Just Around The Chorus
224

Published: 2011-03-01

Live Reviews
Nicholas Payton: Boston, February 24, 2011
357

Published: 2011-02-14

Jazz That Scratches, Swings and Pops
Turn Up Those Footnotes!
314

Published: 2011-02-01

Jazz That Scratches, Swings and Pops
Blackboard, Lit Screen and Red Hot Jazz
505

Published: 2011-01-13

Jazz That Scratches, Swings and Pops
Vince Giordano: Toe-Tapping and Timeless

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I love jazz because it is spontaneous use of notes, and infectious rhythms, with split-second thought. It is like playing a sport at high speed. I first remember hearing it played in a public broadcast television station in Puerto Rico where they were playing post-bebop jazz with a bluesy style that surpassed what some rockers were trying to do in the late 60’s
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I love jazz because it is spontaneous use of notes, and infectious rhythms, with split-second thought. It is like playing a sport at high speed. I first remember hearing it played in a public broadcast television station in Puerto Rico where they were playing post-bebop jazz with a bluesy style that surpassed what some rockers were trying to do in the late 60’s. A friend also played “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”, Jimmy Smith’s organ and big band album. It blew me away. I was hooked.
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