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News: Recording

Scott Colley - Empire (Cam Jazz, 2010)

September 27, 2010

Scott Colley is one of the first call bassists on the modern jazz scene, having played with everyone from Andrew Hill to Chris Potter. On this album he is joined by a first class unit consisting of Ralph Alessi on trumpet, Bill Frisell on guitar, Craig Taborn on piano and Brian Blade on drums. The work ...

News: Interview

A Bill Evans Addendum

September 22, 2010

Thanks to Jan Stevens of The Bill Evans Web Pages for pointing the way to a revealing interview with Evans the year before he died. Ross Porter (pictured), then of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, talked with the pianist at his home and in his car as Evans was driving to a medical appointment. Evans is articulate ...

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News: Video / DVD

Weekly Latin Jazz Video Fix: Jack Costanzo

September 26, 2010

Many people have contributed toward the spread of Latin Jazz around the world, pushing the music into the public through a variety of means. Some people have taken a challenging path, sticking steadfastly to their roots, taking their music to the public as a cultural expression. These artists keep the history of the music alive, but ...

News: Music Industry

Myspace Records Partners w/Downtown, Names GM

September 22, 2010

MySpace Records is changing things up again; this time via a deal with Downtown Music that will enable MySpace to tap into the indie label's distribution and artist development resources. Downtown, who has released records by Scissor Sisters, Gnarls Barkley, Santigold, Mos Def and others, will also leverage MySpace's data and platform to source new talent. ...

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News: Video / DVD

Steven Johnson: The Liquid Network of Ideas

September 26, 2010

When it comes to ideas, we often give ourselves more credit than we deserve. The time that a lone genius spends 'toiling away' may not be as important as the moment that he went out for coffee and conversed with friends. Ideas are part of larger networks of connections, not the singular trajectory of epiphany. Though ...

News: Recording

Recent Listening: Jack Reilly at Maybeck

September 26, 2010

Jack Reilly, Live At Maybeck Recital Hall (Unichrom). Maybeck is a small hall in Berkeley, California, loved by pianists and listeners for the perfection of its acoustics. Carl Jefferson of Concord Records was so taken with the sound of the room that he initiated a series of 42 solo piano recordings there. It began with Joanne ...

News: Obituary

Reflecting Upon Max Salazar (1932 - 2010): What His Words and Actions Meant for Latin Music

September 26, 2010

The Latin music world lost a long time champion this past weekend, as Max Salazar passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2010. Born on April 17th, 1932 in New York, Salazar found an affinity for Afro-Cuban music at a young age, but didn't really pursue his interests professionally until the late sixties. He began working as ...

News: Recording

Morello and Barth: Eldorado Weekend

September 24, 2010

I love how Europeans interpret the bossa nova. The French have been particularly deft at capturing the genre's softness and sensuality. Think Henri Salvador, Francis Lai's soundtrack for A Man and a Woman (1966) and Mary L., a relatively new Parisian singer. But the French don't have a monopoly on producing convincing Brazilian tributes. Germany's Paulo ...

News: Radio

Jazz Radio PT.2

September 24, 2010

Yes, jazz radio is alive and... perhaps to say 'well' would be stretching the point; so let's suffice to say that jazz radio is alive... and still striving. To prove that we are featuring an occasional series of observations from jazz radio programmers across the country on their experience in the medium and how they program ...

News: Performance / Tour

Phish: NYE in NYC Warm up in Worcester

September 24, 2010

RING IN NEW YEAR WITH 3 NIGHTS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN At the end of December, Phish returns to the road for a five-show Holiday/NYE Run, beginning with two nights in Worcester and ending with three nights at Madison Square Garden in New York. Not only will the New York City run include a three-set New ...