Results for "AAJ Staff"

One Track Mind: John Oates, "Mississippi Mile" (2011)

April 16, 2011

You might expect that a tribute album to John Oates' youth would sound more like Gamble and Huff than the dusty Delta. After all, as the mustachioed one in Hall and Oates, he helped craft a canny update of the Philly soul sound that scored six No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, from “Rich ...

Deep Cuts: Sting, "Island of Souls" (1991)

April 16, 2011

By Nick DeRiso “The Soul Cages," a Sting album about boyhood grief, remains this strangely powerful if demanding narrative, one with textured song structures and densely emotional themes. Its triumph comes right away, though, on the opener “Island of Souls"—a compellingly dark, perfectly conceived tale of a riveter's son whose dream of the open sea only ...

Create a Radio Show for Your Band with Spreaker

April 16, 2011

Everybody knows how important the medium of radio is to artists. Terrestrial radio is still one of the biggest drivers of record sales, digital radio platforms like Last.fm and Pandora are spreading like wildfire, and even Sirius/XM, which is finally profitable, makes a huge difference to the careers of artists everywhere. But what if your band ...

Matthew Shipp - Art of the Improviser (Thirsty Ear, 2011)

April 16, 2011

Over his career on the jazz scene, Matthew Shipp has patiently developed a unique piano and improvisation style. Apprenticing with the likes of saxophonists David S. Ware and Roscoe Mitchell has allowed him to develop a style of performing that draws on the length and breadth of the piano and all of the opportunities enclosed within. ...

The Case Against Public Radio Funding...

April 16, 2011

If you want some good ol' liberal-bashing, go someplace else. Sure, I can jab at “All Things Considered" and all the overly-cerebral discourse, but I'm also listening to NPR, KCRW, and other stations like Classical KUSC all the time. The programming is just better on the 'far left' of the dial, so to speak—it's better researched, ...

The ICP Orchestra Continue Their Remarkable Odyssey in Self-Titled Album

April 16, 2011

The Netherlands have as one of their most enduring and worthy cultural exports the madcap ICP Orchestra. They've just concluded a US tour and their rather recent self-titled CD (ICP 049) maps out why they remain a vital musical organization, whether caught live or, the next best thing, through the electronic medium. The ICP folks have ...

Ben Wolfe Quintet -Tuesday 4/19/11 at Dizzy's Club in NYC

April 15, 2011

Tuesday, Apr 19, 2011 7:30pm & 9:30pm Cover: $30 Students: $15 select sets with valid student ID It's only appropriate that one of the most swinging bass players in jazz fills his quintet with musicians known for their high level of musicianship. The others, particularly Strickland and Perdomo have built their careers in the format Wolfe ...

Bobby Sanabria on the 4/11/11 New York Naras Meeting and the Latin Jazz Grammy

April 15, 2011

Drummer and bandleader Bobby Sanabria attended the New York NARAS meeting this past Monday night April 11, 2011. He was not alone—a huge number of New York based Latin Jazz musicians attended the meeting, hoping to make a serious statement about the loss of the Latin Jazz award. Despite a number of intelligent and emotional pleas, ...

The Jazz Session #257: Adam Rogers

April 15, 2011

Sean Jones on "No Need for Words"... Soon Come

April 15, 2011

Trumpeter Sean Jones, who at 29 has become one of the busiest players of his generation is on the cusp of releasing a bracing new disc on Mack Avenue that deals with love in a more spiritual dimension. In addition to his recording and performing career Sean is a professor in the jazz studies program at ...