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Daniel Bernard Roumain - Etudes 4 Violin and Electronix (2007)
By Mark Saleski Not long after receiving Etudes 4 Violin & Electronix, I got up one morning before the alarm went off, and settled myself down to some coffee. The idea was to catch up on the reading material that had stacked up over the past few months. What ended up happening over the next 10 ...
Interview: John King
Guitarist and violist John King has composed music for opera, theater, orchestras, chamber ensembles, rock bands, dance and film, and was Music Curator at New York City's The Kitchen from 1999-2003. He has received commissions from the Kronos Quartet, Ethel, Bang On A Can All-Stars, Mannheim Ballet, New York City Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, the Ballets de ...
Liudas Mockunas and Ryoji Hojito - Vacation Music (Nobusiness Records, 2010)
This is an interesting album, two musicians from different cultures who find common ground in improvisation and make an exciting and thought provoking album in the process. Japanese pianist (also using percussion and voice) Ryoji Hojito met saxophonist and bass clarinetist Liudas Mockunas for an compelling musical dialogue. Recorded half in the studio and half in ...
Reverse Thread: A Glorious Reprise
Last March, Regina Carter brought her latest musical journey to Ted Mann Concert Hall. Supported by a MacArthur “Genius" Grant, the ever-curious violinist sought to bring the music of the African Diaspora into the 21st century, blending folk traditions and contemporary global rhythms and communicating through an eclectic array of instruments, including the 21-string Kora and ...
Take Five With Gwilym Simcock
by AAJ Staff
Meet Gwilym Simcock: I started the piano at the age of three, and since then all I've ever wanted to do is make music. My father taught me from a very early age, and then I attended the junior department of Trinity College of Music in London and then Chetham's School of Music for 9 years. ...
This Month at the Cornelia Street Cafe!
"A CULINARY AS WELL AS A CULTURAL LANDMARK" Proclamation, City of New York, 1987 CORNELIA STREET CAFE—NOVEMBER 2010 Blue Tuesdays—with Host Julie Hardy November 2 @ 8:30 & 10:00 PM, $10: Julie Hardy, vocals; Mark Shilansky, piano; Matt Clohesy, bass; Jared Schonig, drums; + special guests. One of the most distinctive voices among the ...
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Ron Carter to Headline 2011 Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival
The Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival has announced that the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (pictured at left) and bassist Ron Carter will be the featured performers for the 2011 GSLJF, which will be held Thursday, April 14 through Saturday, April 16 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. The VJO will headline the concert on Friday, April 15 ...
Kenny Wheeler 80th Birthday Concert, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, Saturday 23rd October 2010
A lovely evening was had at the RNCM last week for the Kenny Wheeler 80th Birthday concert. It's been a while since I've seen Wheeler, back when I was living in London. I managed to see him quite a few times at the Vortex, then on Stoke Newington Church St, and I really remember shuffling past ...
Interview: Will Friedwald (Part 1)
Will Friedwald is one of the most knowledgeable writers on American Songbook singers. Will's byline appears regularly in The Wall Street Journal, and he's author of eight books, including revealing works on Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. Will also is one of the nicest and most generous people around, and in this business, that's saying something. ...
Bonerama: Northeast Residency Tour
TOUR KICKS OFF TOMORROW IN NEWMARKET, NH After a whirlwind month-long Northeast residency last October, Bonerama is at it again this year. The venerable trombone-based powerhouse will return to some familiar markets, while expanding the parameters to visit a few new cities and venues as well. This year's tour will include three weekly residency stops. Friday ...
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