Content by tag "John Herbert"

ARTICLE: BOOK REVIEWS September 13, 2017

Good Things Happen Slowly: A Life In And Out Of Jazz

Good Things Happen Slowly: A Life In And Out Of Jazz
Fred Hersch
307 Pages
ISBN: #9781101904343
Crown Archetype Press
2017

Disclaimer #1: Like the author, I harbor a blood pathogen (he HIV, me Leukemia) that is intent on killing me.

Disclaimer #2: Being of similar ...

ARTICLE: CD/LP/TRACK REVIEW October 12, 2016

Jonathan Finlayson: Moving Still

By KARL ACKERMANN

Trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson has been an in-demand sideman for a decade, laying a foundation of top-tier groundwork in recording with Steve Coleman on all of that uncompromising composer's Five Elements albums since 2002. Finlayson's performing credits include gigs with Ravi Coltrane, Steve Lehman, Mary Halvorson, Vijay Iyer, and many other notable artists. Not until 2013 did ...

ARTICLE: CD/LP/TRACK REVIEW June 8, 2016

Megumi Yonezawa Trio: A Result of the Colors

By TYRAN GRILLO

Those outside of New York City, where Megumi Yonezawa currently resides, may only recognize the Japanese pianist, if anywhere, as sidewoman for Greg Osby (see 2004's Public on Blue Note), who brought her onboard following an enthusiastic endorsement from none other than Jason Moran. It was in Osby's band that she developed a rapport with drummer ...

ARTICLE: LIVE REVIEWS October 9, 2013

Monterey Jazz Festival 2013

By LARRY TAYLOR

Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey, California
September 28-30, 2013

Like a lavish banquet, one can't indulge in the whole spread, but only savor favorites. That was the case with the lineup at the 56th annual Monterey Jazz Festival which ran at the Monterey Fairgrounds in Northern California.

Topping the ...

NEWS: PERFORMANCE / TOUR September 28, 2011

Thirsty Ear at Stone Curated by Peter Gordon: October 1-15

In 1990, Thirsty Ear made its emergence as a record label of its own, quickly accelerating its position and becoming one of the top alternative independent labels within the U.S. music industry. Since its beginning in 2000, the story of the Blue Series has been one of focused, organic evolution. From free jazz masters, legends in their own time, ...
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