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Top Ten "Most Downloaded" MP3s: 2010

by AAJ Staff
January 2, 2011

All About Jazz tracks how often our free daily MP3s are downloaded and the tunes listed below represent our top ten for 2010. Most Downloaded | Top 50 Cape Verdean Blues (7:56)SF Jazz CollectiveFrom: Live 2010: 7th Annual Concert Tour (SF Jazz) Featured: ...

Do You Speak Bix? (Andy Schumm and His Bixologists at Whitley Bay 2010)

January 2, 2011

The title is not as fanciful as it seems. Bix Beiderbecke lived in and created his own world, much as Lester Young did—and it had its own private musical language. Think of the special break on SOMEBODY STOLE MY GAL, the modulation into the vocal on SUNDAY, and more. So when a group of musicians get ...

Diana Krall's Quiet Night Tour Begins February in Florida

January 2, 2011

Husky-voiced Diana Krall has written a new chapter in acoustic jazz improvisation and interpretations of old standards for the present generation. Younger jazz musicians do not ordinarily have the mass appeal to sell out tickets in large concert halls; she has changed that, thus a full house is anticipated February 5 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida when ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Happy New Year with the Bad Plus

January 2, 2011

Once again in 2011, the eclectic piano trio The Bad Plus will be the first performers of the new year at Jazz at the Bistro, where they'll appear Wednesday, January 5 through Saturday, January 8. TBP's latest CD Never Stop came out in September, and it's likely that their ...

Happy Birthday, Milt Jackson!

January 2, 2011

David Cook - Pathway (2010)

January 2, 2011

By Pico David Cook is a recent addition to the burgeoning young talent that's filling up the roster at Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records, and like his new labelmates, this pianist comes to BJU Records with an abundance of experience. Already, he's worked with Lizz Wright, Donny McCaslin, Dennis Chambers, John Ellis, Matt Wilson and even big-time ...

John Carter - Bobby Bradford Quartet - Seeking (Hatart 1969, 2001)

January 2, 2011

Clarinetist and saxophonist John Carter and trumpeter Bobby Bradford led an excellent free-bop band in the vein of Ornette Coleman's pianoless quartet during the late 60's and 70's. Much of this material has been released on a recent Mosaic Select but this review comes from a HatArt reissue of this early album I found in the ...

Top Ten "Most Read" and "Most Recommended" CD Reviews: 2010

by AAJ Staff
January 1, 2011

All About Jazz tracks how often a CD Review is read and recommended, and the reviews listed below represent our top ten published from each category in 2010. Most Read | Top 50 Pat Metheny | Orchestrionby John KelmanPublished: January 19, 2010 ...

Top Ten "Most Read" and "Most Recommended" Articles: 2010

by AAJ Staff
January 1, 2011

All About Jazz tracks how often an article is read and recommended, and the articles listed below represent our top ten published from each category in 2010. The David Sylvian interview by Nenad Georgievski was the clear winner generating over 43,000 page views since January. Most Read | Top 50

Mindblowers (Vol. 12)

January 1, 2011

As we swing out the year today, it's time for another installment  of Mindblowers. For those new to JazzWax, at the end of each quarter I provide a roundup of my favorite quotes from interviews I conducted with legends over the past three months. For the other 11 volumes in this quarterly series dating back to ...