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News: Recording

One Track Mind: Shawn Bell Quintet, "Requiem for Lovers" (2010)

February 3, 2011

By S. Victor Aaron The young trombonist Shawn Bell didn't attend one of those big name prestigious music schools in the Northeast, nor is a player in the hustle and bustle of New York City's intense jazz scene, but just listen to his debut album from last year Things Yet Unknown and you could easily be ...

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News: Recording

Gimme Five: Favorites from King Crimson's Adrian Belew

February 3, 2011

By Nick DeRiso His credentials are as deep as his records are extraordinary: Adrian Belew, after all, has had stints with Frank Zappa, David Bowie, the Talking Heads, King Crimson and Nine Inch Nails. But, try as he might with pop outfits like the Bears, Belew—bless him—has never swerved out into the mainstream. His impulses are ...

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News: Interview

Interview | Yanni Papadopoulos

February 3, 2011

Planet Y, a Philadelphia duo consisting of Buchla Music Easel master Charles Cohen and guitarist Yanni Papadopoulos, will provide an opening set for Acid Birds on Friday night at Kung Fu Necktie. This is a very rare appearance by Planet Y, whose sole recording, 2007’s Space Station, is available in mp3 format through Thrill Jockey. Papadopoulos, ...

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News: Recording

Led Bib - Bring Your Own (Cuneiform, 2011)

February 3, 2011

Led Bib is an exciting London based quintet made up of Mark Holub on drums, Pete Grogan on alto saxophone, Chris Williams on alto saxophone, Liran Donin on bass and Toby McLaren on keyboards. They play an agile brand of music that is a mixture of jazz, fusion and progressive rock that is never pretentious, but ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Best is yet to Come: Roberta Gambarini at the Dakota

February 3, 2011

At the Dakota on January 31st, Roberta Gambarini was good. Even wonderful. (I did stay for two sets!) But I hesitate to say “amazing." There is no doubt she is a very talented jazz singer who deserves (and gets) serious accolades. I gave her plenty myself a year ago after her stunning sets at the Dakota. ...

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News: Recording

Dave Grusin "A Dry White Season"

February 3, 2011

More than twenty years following the release of the 1989 film A Dry White Season and on the 21st anniversary of the release of political prisoner Nelson Mandela—which signaled the end of South African Apartheid—the film-music specialists, Kritzerland, have issued the first-ever soundtrack to the riveting 1989 film that starred Donald Sutherland, Susan Sarandon and Marlon ...

News: Video / DVD

Striding Ahead with Monk

February 2, 2011

Following Stephanie Link's performance in the January 31 exhibit, perhaps you were wondering about stride piano's influence on modern jazz. Wonder no more. Kindly pay attention to Thelonious Monk's left hand. Monk was a busy fella at the Berlin Jazztage in 1969. He played several pieces by Duke Ellington and some of his own. The Berliners ...

News: Performance / Tour

Glen David Andrews to Perform Wednesday, March 9 at the Gramophone

February 2, 2011

New Orleans trombonist and vocalist Glen David Andrews (pictured) is coming to St. Louis to play on Wednesday, March 9 at The Gramophone. Andrews, a protege of New Orleans legend Anthony “Tuba Fats" Lacen; cousin of Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews; and brother of Rebirth Brass Band's Derrick Tabb; is steeped in the city's traditional jazz and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jonathan Kreisberg European Spring Tour 2011

February 2, 2011

March 2011 3/2/11 Pizza Express—London UK 3/3/11 Trinity College Master Class—London UK 3/4/11 Sunside—Paris, France 3/5/11 Le Periscope—Paris 3/6/11 IMFP Convention—France 3/8/11 Malmitalo—Helsinki, Finalnd 3/9/11 Kairo—Kotka, Finland 3/10/11 Paapan Kapakka—Tampere, Finland 3/11/11 Turku—Finland 3/12/11 Jamboree—Barcelona, Spain 3/13/11 Pau Casals Auditorium—El Vendrell, Spain 3/14/11 Lleida University—Lleida, Spain 3/15/11 CANTINE DELL'ARENA—Verona, Italy 3/18/11 Il Torrioni Jazz—Ferrara, Itlay 3/19/11 ...

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News: Recording

Saxophonist/Composer Samir Zarif Releases New CD Titled "Starting Point" on Mythology Records.

February 2, 2011

"Starting Point," Samir Zarif's Debut CD as a leader, is a culmination of the many experiences and influences he has gained through his life thus far. Originally from Houston, Texas, Zarif grew up surrounded by a musical family. At the age of 6, Zarif began playing the violin through the inspiration of his sister, Tahirah Whittington, ...