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Quickies: New Release Roundup 2010, Vol. 9 (Baby Boomer Edition)

September 30, 2010

More the forty years after Robert Plant joined Led Zeppelin, his prior group The Band of Joy finally has a record. Well, sort of. By Pico This week the biggest buzz about a new record by an aging rock start is Neil Young's Daniel Lanois-produced Le Noise, and rightfully so, but a few of the other ...

Finding the "Voice" in Jazz

September 30, 2010

By Steve Provizer 'Voice' has always been seen as the sine qua non of jazz-the quality that separates it from other genres and either marks a musician as worthy of attention or consigns him to mediocrity. Someone with very sharp ears might be able to tell the difference between Maurice Andre and Wynton Marsalis playing the ...

Alexander McCabe - Quiz (Consolidated Artists Productions, 2010)

September 30, 2010

Alexander McCabe is a rising alto saxophonist on the jazz scene, gaining experience in the big bands of Ray Charles and Chico O'Farril before striking out on his own as a small group leader. McCabe is joined on this album by Uri Caine on piano, Ugonna Okegwo on bass and either Rudy Royston or Greg Hutchinson ...

The Jazz Session #202: Geof Bradfield

September 28, 2010

Indie Label Asthmatic Kitty to Amazon: Sufjan Stevens is "Worth More Than the Cost of a Latte"

September 25, 2010

(UPDATED) Some record labels would be happy that Amazon was going to give a deep discount on their hot new release.  In fact, Amazon usually absorbs losses incurred by any below wholesale pricing. But indie label Asthmatic Kitty was worried that Amazon's low pre-sale price for their Sufjan Stevens release and the creations of other hardworking ...

The Jazz Session #203: Howard Wiley

September 28, 2010

Saxophonist Howard Wiley explores the music and conditions at Angola prison in Louisiana on 12 Gates to the City. This CD is the follow up to The Angola Project, which was based on Wiley's research on the prison. The new album was inspired by Wiley's visit to Angola. In this interview, Wiley talks about conditions at ...

A Tribute to the McCoy Brothers (October 3, 2010)

September 28, 2010

In the Thirties, one of the great folk-blues-hot jazz bands was the Harlem Hamfats, who recorded a great many rocking sides for Decca's “race records" line. The band was sparked by the string playing of “Kansas Joe" (guitar) and “Papa Charlie" McCoy (mandolin) — who are buried in unmarked graves. Arlo Leach has organized a daylong ...

'Serious Jazz' Tribute to Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair

September 28, 2010

The life and music of the amazing Jamaican saxophonist Wilton “Bogey" Gaynair will be the highlight of a special visual presentation, narrated by renowned historian and musicologist Herbie Miller. The WDNA 88.9 FM, serious jazz, organized tribute is being stage at the ,its Coral Way. Jazz Gallery this Saturday, October 2. The late Jamaican tenor saxophonist ...

Nicole Joha Nntgen to Play Free Concert Tonight at Graham Chapel

September 28, 2010

This just in, via a late-night email from the Jazz at Holmes listserv: Saxophonist Nicole Johänntgen (pictured) will perform a free concert at 8:00 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, September 28 at Graham Chapel on the Washington University campus. The German-born, Zurich-based Johänntgen is scheduled to play for the Jazz at Holmes series at Wash U next Thursday, ...

St. Louis Musicians Join Forces for Two Upcoming Concerts

September 28, 2010

Catching up with our email inbox, StLJN recently received word of two upcoming shows featuring collaborative efforts from St. Louis musicians: Saxophonists Michael Anthony Fitzgerald and Readus Miller (pictured), keyboardist Jeremiah Allen and singer Anita Jackson will join forces for a concert at 7:00 p.m. this coming Sunday, October 3 at the Starlight Room, inside Lights ...