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Does Your Music Always Come Out the Way You Want It To?
Creativity is as much a sickness as it is a gift. On the one hand, creators are blessed with a lifetime of opportunities to bring their visions into the real world. On the other, most of them are tormented by insecurity, doubts, and the never-ending struggle of trying to create the ideal things their imaginations conjure ...
Dominic Duval, Jimmy Halperin and Brian Willson - Music of John Coltrane (Nobusiness, 2010)
There have been many tributes to the great tenor saxophonist John Coltrane since his passing, and the years have done nothing to dull the power of his music. This is a heartfelt nod to Coltrane from a collective group consisting of Dominic Duval on bass, Jimmy Halperin on tenor saxophone and Brian Willson on drums. The ...
Brown, Green and Hamilton: "Cotton Tail"
While the Rifftides staff prepares the next installment of In Breve, we don't want you to feel abandoned. We have been holding the following video for just such an occasion—Benny Green, piano; Ray Brown,bass; Jeff Hamilton, drums; and the WDR Big Band conducted by John Clayton, in 1994, playing Duke Ellington's “Cotton Tail." In the right ...
Hayes and Cahill Performing at Berklee in Boston on Saturday, October 9
County Clare fiddler Martin Hayes and Chicago guitarist Dennis Cahill are performing two concerts at the Berklee College of Music in Boston on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. The concerts take place at the David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston Street in Boston's Back Bay. Tickets are $30 and can be ordered ...
Danielle Ate the Sandwich - Two Bedroom Apartment (2010)
By Mark Saleski I have proclaimed, on more than one occasion, that the world needs more sincerity. Just think of what it would do for politics: the black hole of sincerity. OK, it would destroy it! Never mind. Seriously, it has always bothered me when words such as “mellow," “introspective," and “sincere" are attached as pejorative ...
The Glenious Inner Planet - The Glenious Inner Planet (2010)
By Pico OK, I relent. I was forced by the overwhelming evidence to do it. I had to create a new tag “Houston TX" because even though we've long had a “Texas" tag, the richness and diversity of good music originating from the Space City was more than enough on its own to demand its own ...
Brad Goode - Tight Like This (Delmark, 2010)
Trumpeter Brad Goode began playing music at an early age, and has been at it ever since, whether leading, playing as a sideman or teaching students. This album is a crisp quartet session, with Goode as the only horn in the lineup, supported by Adrean Farrugia on piano, Kelly Sill on bass and Anthony Lee on ...
YolanDa Brown: A Jazz Saxophonist with Affiliation in Academia
Jazz has a preponderance of musicians of high academic achievements who have PhDs, Masters, Bachelors degree behind their names. Maybe the converse holds that high academic achievers, who are musicians, are invariably attracted to this great and wonderful music. A recent addition to the list of A-Graders is YolanDa Brown, British born jazz saxophonist, 2008 MOBO ...
Brown, Green and Hamilton: "Cottontail"
While the Rifftides staff prepares the next installment of In Breve, we don't want you to feel abandoned. We have been holding the following video for just such an occasion—Benny Green, piano; Ray Brown,bass; Jeff Hamilton, drums; and the WDR Big Band conducted by John Clayton, in 1994, playing Duke Ellington's “Cottontail." In the right hands, ...
Jazz This Week: Joshua Redman Trio, Tierney Sutton, Rebirth Brass Band, Nicole Johanntgen, Bee vs. Moth, and More
It's another busy week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with several touring acts in town offering a variety of musical styles. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, saxophonist Joshua Redman begins a four-night stand with his trio, featuring bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Gregory Hutchinson, at Jazz at the Bistro. For more about ...
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