Results for "AAJ Staff"

New Music Seminar's Dave Lory Launches New Artist Services and Management Company

September 15, 2010

Former industry executive and artist manager Dave Lory has created a new artist services, management, and production company called DJL Artist Services. Aiming to put to use philosophies and practices that Lory learned while partnering with Tom Silverman to bring back New Music Seminar in 2009; he is positioning his company to facilitate not only traditional ...

From Linda Caliman

September 15, 2010

Dear friends and family, I have received so many wonderful cards and emails from you. Thank you so much. I have not been able to respond to most, given the needs of making arrangements, but please know I am so appreciative and will be in touch when things quiet down. I have an update on the ...

Northeastern University Celebrates Saxophone Legend John Coltrane in Boston, September 16-18

September 15, 2010

Boston is celebrating John Coltrane - one of America's most influential musicians—the week of September 16-18, 2010 at Northeastern University with a series of lectures, audio visual exhibits and a concert. The idea for an annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert was initiated in 1977 by a group of Black American musicians to honor Coltrane's musican and ...

Esperanza Spalding - "Autumn Leaves" (2007)

September 15, 2010

William Parker - I Plan to Stay a Believer: The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield (2010)

September 15, 2010

By Pico When we last visited the music of the brilliant bassist and composer William Parker three years ago, he was putting his poetry to his music on Corn Meal Dance. Yesterday, he introduced a new album that again revolves around poetry but this time it's based on the poetic music of Curtis Mayfield. I Plan ...

One Track Mind: Shorty Rogers and His Giants, "Martians Go Home" (1955)

September 15, 2010

By Nick Deriso A canny mixture of an old-school swinging style with the then-new cool sound, even if its name sounds like a goof. Shorty Rogers, who'd first garnered attention as part of bands led by Woody Herman (both the first and second Herds) and then Stan Kenton, had a way of confounding expectations. Born Milton ...

An Interview with Buke and Gass, Part 1

September 15, 2010

Finding a unique sound is one of the greatest challenges musicians face. And the Brooklyn-based duo Buke and Gass, (pronounced “byuke" and “gace") comprised of Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez, took a real ground-up approach in this endeavor—they created new instruments. Dyer, a veteran guitarist, plays a modified baritone ukulele (Buke) and Sanchez, a professional instrument-maker ...

Download Dave Holland and Pepe Habichuela's "Hands" Now!

September 15, 2010

A note from Dave Holland Hello, everyone. It's been a very busy summer, and I hope some of you were able to see me on tour in Europe with the flamenco guitar master Pepe Habichuela. This was a project several years in the making and I am happy to say the recorded result of our collaboration, ...

Take Five With Jerry Senfluk

by AAJ Staff
September 14, 2010

Meet Jerry Senfluk: Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (NOT the Czech Republic), on St. Patrick's Day, 1946. As the younger son of a pianist mother and a cellist father. he enjoyed thorough musical education from his distinguished parents in playing the piano, intonation and musical theory. He received private tuition from the Principal Clarinetist of ...

Bill Evans in the Wall Street Journal

September 14, 2010

In today's Wall Street Journal I have an article in observance of the 30th anniversary of Bill Evans' death. Here are a few of the 900-plus words:Among pianists, Evans, who died 30 years ago Wednesday at age 51, is as immediately identifiable as Tatum, Earl Hines, Teddy Wilson and Bud Powell. In artistry and influence, he ...