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Something Else! Featured Artist: Rush

March 10, 2011

By Something Else Reviews When most think of Rush, it's their instrumental virtuosity, especially that of drummer Neil Peart, that comes to mind first. Or the love or hate vocals of Geddy Lee. Other times it's Peart's second role as lyricist for the band that garners attention, and it's another love or hate area of focus. ...

News: Interview

Interview | Steve Lehman

March 10, 2011

On Friday, March 11, Ars Nova Workshop’s three-day Composer Portrait: Fieldwork series begins. Following interviews with drummer Tyshawn Sorey and pianist Vijay Iyer earlier this week, today we share a conversation with saxophonist Steve Lehman. Lehman’s 2009 recording Travail, Transformation, and Flow was praised for creating a dialogue between spectral harmony and jazz—the daring work rightfully ...

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News: Recording

ASA Trio - Plays the Music of Thelonious Monk (Self-Released, 2011)

March 10, 2011

The ASA Trio is an exciting organ trio based in Iceland consisting of Andres Thor on guitar, Scott McLemore on drums and Agnar Mar Magnusson on Hammond B-3 organ. This ambitious group has played music ranging from rock 'n' roll to John Coltrane's epic suite A Love Supreme. On this album they tackle the tricky but ...

News: Advocacy

The Decemberists to Congress: Save Our Internet, Save Our Stations...

March 10, 2011

Dear members of the Oregon Congressional delegation: We are writing to you as members of the Decemberists, and also as proud citizens of Oregon. We wanted to inform you, as representatives for our state, about a couple of issues of utmost importance to a segment of your constituency: musicians and other contributors to Oregon's creative economy. ...

News: Radio

National Public Radio CEO Abruptly Resigns...

March 10, 2011

This couldn't have come at a worse time, though National Public Radio (NPR) CEO and president Vivian Schiller is now resigning following a bizarre sting operation. The incident surrounds NPR top executive Ron Schiller (no relation we're told), who wasvideotaped while calling members of the Tea Party 'racists' and 'xenophobes,' a major bias problem. “They're seriously ...

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News: Recording

Julia Wedman in a Fine New Recording of Biber's Mystery Sonatas

March 10, 2011

When I was first coming of age as a classical music listener I had the good fortune to stumble upon a three-record Voxbox recording of the Mystery (or Rosary) Sonatas by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704). It opened another world to me. Susanne Lautenbacher was the violin soloist. The continuo of organ or harpsichord plus ...

News: Recording

Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records Proudly Announces the New Recording from Bassist/Composer Alexis Cuadrado - Noneto Iba Rico

March 9, 2011

A New Nine Movement Composition Commissioned by The Chamber Music America-Doris Duke Foundation “New Works" grant program, To Be Released Digitally on March 1 and in stores on March 15, 2011 CD Release Concerts—March 25 & 26, 2011 at The Jazz Gallery Located at 290 Hudson Street, NYC, Tel 212 242 1063, jazzgallery.org Noneto Ibérico features: ...

News: Performance / Tour

Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open @ Littlefield - Featuring Dave Liebman, John Hebert and Works on March 9th

March 9, 2011

CONNECTION WORKS PRESENTS The 4th SEASON OF BROOKLYN JAZZ WIDE OPEN @ LITTLEFIELD Littlefield is located at is located at 622 Degraw Street between 3rd and 4th Ave in Brooklyn, Tel 718 855 3388, $14 cover, $6 minimum (20 and under-$7 cover, $3 minimum) Wednesday, MARCH 9, 2 SETS @ 8:00 & 9:30 PM WORKS with ...

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News: Recording

Gene Ammons: Up Tight!

March 9, 2011

Gene Ammons' Boss Tenor is arguably the tenor saxophonist's best known and most critically acclaimed album. With songs like Canadian Sunset, Close Your Eyes and Blue Ammons, the June 1960 album has enormous cohesion and creative aggression. But as rich as Boss Tenor is, I've always been more partial to Ammons' Up Tight! and its sister ...

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Joe Sachse Trio - One Take (Jazzwerkstatt, 2010) ****

March 9, 2011

By Paul Acquaro As far as I can tell, Joe Sachse's 'One Take' is not about technical chops, nor is it really about the compositions, however in the course of its 78 minutes, neither are lacking. Due to a paucity of liner notes (I'm working from mp3), I am making some assumptions about this loose and ...