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Scott Amendola Trio - Lift (Sazi Records, 2010)
Drummer and percussionist Scott Amendola is a mainstay on the San Francisco jazz and improvisation scene leading his own bands and collaborating with the likes of Nels Cline and Charlie Hunter. He leads a trio on this album with another exciting guitarist, Jeff Parker, who is active in the Chicago scene, and bassist John Shifflett. The ...
Are You a Publisher? Do You Like Money? Then Read On...
Label conglomerates often contain recording and publishing interests under the same roof, though no one said that this had to be a functional family. And, outside of 'married' recording+publishing corporations, quite large publishers often sail on their own. So, it's no surprise that labels were holding mechanical publishing payouts for often indefinite periods. Part of this ...
People Like MTV. but Not as Much as They Like iTunes...
Perhaps the level of ubiquity and comfort surrounding iTunes is too frequently underestimated. But 'iTunes killers' rarely live up to their names—and even major brands have difficulty competing with this app. In fact, among music properties, iTunes narrowly edges out MTV on the Facebook front. These are the number of 'likes' for each: iTunes (7,071,721)
Take Five With Patty Cronheim
by AAJ Staff
Meet Patty Cronheim: Patty Cronheim performs her original jazz and blues tunes with a vivacious, soulful style and uncompromising vocals. Capturing the attention of critics, this New Jersey artist has just completed her first CD, Days Like These. Recently featured in Jazz Inside NY's “Women in Jazz" issue, and selected as a SKOPE magazine “artise 2 ...
Recent Listening: December 2nd Quartet
Some of the best new work of prominent American jazz artists is not on US labels, and not all of it is easy to find. Stars is a case in point. The pianist in the band known as the December 2nd Quartet is Dena DeRose, who sings on several tracks of this charming album. Bassist Ray ...
Eric Person Releases New CDs, Readies for European Tour
Saxophonist, composer and St. Louis native Eric Person has just released his latest CD The Grand Illusion (pictured) via his own Distinction Records label. Recorded with his electric band Metamorphosis, the disc is Person's eighth CD as a leader. The Grand Illusion features 13 original compositions in what Person calls his “rhythm and groove" style, and ...
Is Music Helping Shred a Senseless Cold War Remnant?
After all these years, is there anything more senseless than the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba? I think not, but some are bound to disagree. But the arts are thawing the iceberg a bit—and jazz is at the forefront of that relaxation. Larry Blumenfeld had a riveting two-part coverage in the Wall Street Journal in early ...
KJ Denhert - Album No. 9 (2010)
By Mark Saleski You look at the song listing and see “Alfie," “Pennies From Heaven," “Shadow Of Your Smile," and..."Smoke On The Water“? What? Did I read that right? Yes, and singer-guitarist KJ Denhert is not foolin' around. Well, except for when she is. Denhert refers to her music as “Urban Folk ...
One Track Mind: Mary Halvorson "Sea Seizure (No. 19)" (2010)
By Pico I don't pay a great deal of attention to what other jazz critics say about records as I probably should; chalk it up to laziness, I suppose. But even my lazy ass couldn't help but notice all the interest in media circles buzzing around guitarist Mary Halvorson's record released earlier this month, Saturn Sings. ...
DVD: Jimi Hendrix - The Guitar Hero (2010)
By Nick Deriso “The Guitar Hero" moves away from the tabloid side of the Jimi Hendrix myth, instead delving into the American guitarist's sweeping impact on rock music and the instrument. That makes director Jon Brewer's film not so much a biography, per se, as it is tone-poem love letter to Hendrix's muse, and how it ...
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