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News: Recording

Bill Laswell "Aspiration"

March 21, 2011

Spiritualism has long been a significant characteristic of Bill Laswell's work, particularly as the moniker applies to jazz. Laswell has not only worked with many of the avatars of Spiritual Jazz over the years, he has often reflected on this music and its largely unheralded influence in his many guises as bassist, producer, re-mixer, musical conceptualist ...

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News: Recording

Rypdal/Vitous/DeJohnette: S/T (ECM 1125)

March 21, 2011

Terje Rypdal/Miroslav Vitous/Jack DeJohnette Terje Rypdal guitar, guitar synthesizer, organ Miroslav Vitous double-bass, electric piano Jack DeJohnette drums Recorded June 1978 at Talent Studio, Oslo Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug Produced by Manfred Eicher Terje Rypdal/Miroslav Vitous/Jack DeJohnette joins its eponymous crew in a one-off ...

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News: Event

Josh Duffee / Chauncey Morehouse: Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers, March 23, 2011

March 20, 2011

JAZZ LIVES readers know Josh Duffee—or have been depriving themselves of a great pleasure if they don't. Here he is, bespectacled, serious, dapper, and swinging hard—off to the right behind a minimalist drum kit. (Who needs more?) I caught this at the 2010 Whitley Bay International Jazz Festival:

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Langston Hughes Project

March 20, 2011

Today, we turn our video spotlight on T he Langston Hughes Project, a multi-media setting of Hughes' 1961 poem “Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz" that will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24 at the Meridian Ballroom on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ...

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News: Recording

Matthew Shipp - Art of the Improviser (Thirsty Ear, 2011) ****a1/2

March 20, 2011

By Paul Acquaro It begins all sustain and fury, a forceful melody and thick harmony raining down. The strident melody of 'The New Fact' is unleashed on the first beat and driven even harder when the drums and bass join in. Then the floor drops out and pianist Matthew Shipp lays into a spirited improvisation that ...

News: Advocacy

SXSW 4 Japan Telethon

March 20, 2011

MUSICIANS IN AUSTIN BRING ATTENTION TO JAPAN DISASTER A Livestream telethon spearheaded by Hanson and in partnership with SXSW has been organized by some musicians gathered in Austin for the event. The hosted telethon was drawn together in a short 24-hour period through tremendous efforts from all involved, with the aim of offering assistance and support ...

News: Video / DVD

Sat Eye Candy: Randy Rhoads

March 20, 2011

GONE WAY, WAY TOO SOON Only 25 when he died in a tragic, stupid plane crash in 1982, Randy Rhoads impact on rock guitar is still felt today. A child prodigy on the instrument, Rhoads brought classical influences into metal and hard rock, forever changing them, largely for the better. At just 16, he co-founded Quiet ...

News: Recording

Coltrane's Poor Cousin

March 20, 2011

John Coltrane's 1960 Album Coltrane Plays the Blues is often overshadowed by its more famous companion LP, Coltrane's Sound. This is unfortunate, because Plays the Blues is a consistently strong album from Coltrane and even contains a few surprises for listeners. All the songs on the original releases were recorded over two days, October 24 and ...

News: Performance / Tour

Harlem in the Himalayas Upcoming Performance Schedule at the Rubin Museum in NYC.

March 19, 2011

Acoustic jazz concerts presented with The National Jazz Museum in Harlem All tickets $18 in advance / $20 day of; $7 student standby Fridays at 7:00 p.m. Box Office: 212.620.5000 ext. 344 Online tickets MAY 20 Colin Vallon Trio Colin Vallon/Patrice Moret/Samuel Rohrer The Swiss trio's U.S. premiere tour and ...

News: Interview

Latin Jazz Conversations: Bobby Matos (Part 2)

March 19, 2011

Musical growth never occurs instantaneously, it's an evolutionary process that happens through incremental learning. Every musician starts somewhere, whether it's through contact with an instrument, hearing an inspirational recording, or getting words of wisdom from a mentor. Moving forward, their task is to piece together an understanding of music bit by bit, through a number of ...