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Bob Weir and Others at the Jazz Foundation of America Gala Concert at the Apollo Theater
by Paul Reynolds
Bob Weir, Marshall Allen, Jazzmeia Horn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, et al.The Apollo Theater Jazz Federation of America Gala New York, NY March 28, 2024 At gala concerts for worthy groups, it's understandably easy for the music to play second fiddle to the organization itself--and the desire to support it. ...
Manuel Valera New Cuban Express Big Band: Distancia
by Angelo Leonardi
L'evoluzione espressiva del cosiddetto latin jazz è ormai palpabile, sia nelle opere dei solisti che dei bandleader. La schiera dei musicisti centro e sud-americani che abbracciano la complessità del jazz contemporaneo senza dimenticare la ricchezza ritmica e timbrica delle musiche latine, è consistente in strumentisti come Fabian Almazan, Alfredo Rodriguez, Vitor Goncalves, Edward Simon, Dayramir Gonzalez ...
Blues in the Present Tense
Label: Halcyonic
Released: 2022
Track listing: Homesick; Maga Brain; No Worries; If I'm Evil; Along the Way; Blues for the Praying Man; Blues to the Unfound; Blues in the Present Tense.
Chemistry
By Joris Teepe
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Steepian Faith; One Finger Snap; Steps; Morning; Song For My Father; The Optimist; Dizzy's Bussines; Unit 7.
Take Five with Dennis Winge
by AAJ Staff
Meet Dennis WingeDennis is a professional guitarist living in Ithaca, NY and performs in a variety of musical settings throughout the Finger Lakes including his jazz ensemble, The Way (rock cover band), Matrix flute & guitar duo, Dupree (Steely Dan cover band), solo work and more. Having started to learn guitar at age seven, ...
DOCTONE: An oral history of legendary pianist Kenny Kirkland (1955-1998)
by Noah Haidu
In chapter 2 of my book Doctone, I interviewed drummer Billy Hart and we discussed his interaction with Kenny Kirkland as he emerged in the 1970's fusion scene, his unique personality, the Kirklandese" language and Kenny's legacy as one of the great pianists and composers in this music Noah Haidu: What were your first ...
Manuel Valera New Cuban Express Big Band: José Martí En Nueva York
by Angelo Leonardi
Chi segue i protagonisti contemporanei del cosiddetto latin jazz conosce bene Manuel Valera. Nel 1995 il pianista ha lasciato la natia Havana per trasferirsi negli Stati Uniti, prima a Miami e poi a New York dove ha studiato alla New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Dal 2004 s'è progressivamente imposto come una figura artistica di ...
Steve Lehman Trio, Craig Taborn: The People I Love
by Alberto Bazzurro
Il timbro asprigno, acidulo, e l'incedere di preferenza incalzante, spigoloso, dell'alto di Steve Lehman (i cui principali modelli, dichiarati, sono com'è noto Jackie McLean e Anthony Braxton) attraversa pressoché a senso unico questo nuovo lavoro del quarantunenne sassofonista newyorchese, determinandone climi e disegno complessivo, il tutto confezionato con la complicità del suo trio abituale (nonché ormai ...
Jeff "Tain" Watts' Elvin Jones Alumni Band at Jazz Standard
by Adrien H. Tillmann
5th Annual Central Jersey Jazz Festival: September 15-17, 2017
The 5th Annual Central Jersey Jazz Festival, a three day, FREE, mega-musical event will take place Friday, September 15, 6PM to 10PM in Flemington, Saturday, September 16, 1PM to 6PM in New Brunswick and Sunday, September 17, 1PM to 6PM in Somerville. All events are BYO seating and will take place rain or shine. The Central ...