Results for "AAJ Staff"

From a Trio of Trios to 2 Trios and a Quintet of Trios... Second Night of the XRIJF

June 13, 2011

As I thought, on the second evening of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, my path diverged from that I set before, but it was for a good cause—just enjoying the music where I was at too much to leave. A satisfying (and much more relaxed) evening throughout, I started out at the Bill Charlap Trio's ...

Dexter Gordon and Booker Ervin

June 13, 2011

Tenor saxophone battles originated at Minton's Playhouse jam sessions in Harlem in the early 1940s and soon became common at clubs on Central Avenue in Los Angeles. Famed tenor sax pairings include Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray, Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons, Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin, and Zoot Sims and Al Cohn. One of ...

Mike McGuire - Beyond the Ark (2011)

June 13, 2011

Americana singer-songwriter Mike McGuire travels a land of heavy weather, echoing church bells, sad tales and long memories. But he never lets go of the one thing that binds us together: Faith, in ourselves, in our future paths, in our country. It's something that adds a sustaining power to Beyond the Ark, even as the Louisville, ...

Ageless Jazz Icons for the Ages -- Brubeck and Wein.

June 13, 2011

Blessing to those who have spent their lives doing what they love. For most of those people, even that ends at some point, eventually relegating those activities to “the good old days." But there are a fine few for whom it doesn't end. Those people are inspiring. Recent experiences in the jazz community brought to of ...

Art Pepper - Blues for the Fisherman Sampler (Widow's Taste, 2011)

June 13, 2011

This is a one disc sampler of a planned four compact disc set of alto saxophonist Art Pepper's run at Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London during 1980. There were a couple of LP's released of this material on Mole Records, but due to contractual obligations, Pepper could not be noted as the leader of the ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Four from Richard Elliot

June 12, 2011

Whether headlining his own show, playing with the Jazz Attack package tour, teamed with trumpeter Rick Braun in the group RnR, or in some other configuration, it seems like saxophonist Richard Elliot has turned up in St. Louis every summer in recent years for a gig of some sort. ...

Gigatools: Auto-Announce Upcoming Shows

June 11, 2011

GigaTools is a straightforward event announcement service that allows you to automate the posting of your gigs on multiple sites. They're based in Berlin and launched in late 2009. GigaTools recently added Soundcloud integration and are worth a look if you're wanting a simple tool for making sure your show announcements get regularly updated and are ...

End of an Era: The Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra Leaving Birdland After 15 Years

June 11, 2011

The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance announced that on Sunday, June 26, 2011, the Chico O'Farrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra will conclude its residency at the famed Manhattan jazz club, Birdland, where it has performed every Sunday evening for over 15 years. Legendary Cuban composer and arranger Chico O'Farrill founded the orchestra in 1995, and his son, ...

The Jazz Session #279: 2011 Saratoga Jazz Fest Preview

June 12, 2011

The 2011 Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and 26, in Saratoga Springs, NY. In this interview, festival producer and artistic director Danny Melnick takes us on a tour through the festival's two days of music. Melnick also tells stories from his years producing festivals with Newport Jazz Festival founder George ...

Neil Peart on Letterman

June 11, 2011