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News: Performance / Tour

Jack DeJohnette and Friends at the Falcon in Marlboro

August 30, 2010

MARLBORO, N.Y.—A few songs into a jazz summit meeting at the Falcon here on Saturday night, the all-stars went through an unannounced lineup rotation. John Scofield had just started into his guitar solo on “Hacksensack," a Thelonious Monk tune, backed by the drummer Jack DeJohnette and the bassist Larry Grenadier. That was when the saxophonist Joe ...

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News: Recording

Vijay Iyer - Solo (2010)

August 30, 2010

By Pico When a great, small combo jazz pianist makes a solo record, it usually doesn't signal that pianist's arrival, it means he's solidifying his legacy. We witnessed this with Art Tatum's Solo Masterpieces recordings made at the end of his life. The same goes with Bill Evans' Alone recorded several years after his Village Vanguard ...

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News: Opinion

"Coltrane on Coltrane"

August 30, 2010

By Steve Provizer I just received a copy of the book Coltrane on Coltrane, edited by Chris DeVito. There are a number of interviews here-especially European and Japanese-that I'd never seen. Also, some good candids that I don't think had been published. Chris included an interview I did with Isadore Granoff, who ran the Granoff Studios ...

News: Interview

Latin Jazz Conversations: Hilario Duran (Part 2)

August 28, 2010

Lots of experiences can help push a musicians to greater heights during their artistic careers, but nothing beats the opportunity to play with accomplished veterans. Private studies, individual practice, and time with classic recordings all give the musician important tools, but the limited interaction associated with these activities only yields certain results. Time on the bandstand ...

News: Recording

Phil Schaap: Charlie Parker (PT. 5)

August 29, 2010

Every great story has turning points, and the life of Charlie Parker is no exception. Among the many events that helped shape the direction of Parker and jazz in the late 1940s was the departure of Miles Davis from Parker's quintet in December 1948 and Parker's recording of Charlie Parker With Strings in November 1949. After ...

News: Recording

Bruce Springsteen: Darkness on the Edge of Town Box Set

August 28, 2010

MASSIVE EXAMINATION OF LANDMARK ALBUM ARRIVES IN NOVEMBER Columbia Records will release Bruce Springsteen's The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story on November 16. The Deluxe Package comprises over six hours of film and more than two hours of audio across 3 CDs and 3 DVDs. The media contents are packaged within an ...

News: Video / DVD

Rory Gallagher: New DVD and CD Releases

August 28, 2010

OUT SEPTEMBER 14 ON EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT Irish guitar virtuoso Rory Gallagher ignited a legacy that many rock and blues musicians worship and emulate to this day. On September 14, Eagle Rock Entertainment will issue two releases paying tribune to this rock icon—Ghost Blues 2DVD set and The Beat Club Sessions CD. The 2 DVD set, ...

News: TV / Film

Seattle's Cro-Magnon Pictures Presents a Jazzman's Jazzman

August 29, 2010

This is a great posting I found on the Sun Break website posted by Seattle actor, musician, singer, and filmmaker Ben Harris. CRO-MAGNON PICTURES has written in to let everyone know about the premiere of their feature film, A Jazzman's Jazzman: The Gerry Carruthers Story. Look for it at The Fremont Abbey (4272 Fremont Ave N) ...

News: Music Industry

Stevie Nicks and the Overconsumption of Music

August 28, 2010

Before I continue my deconstruction of the viewpoints expressed by Steve Nicks in a recent interview with the NY Daily News, I wanted to take a moment and point you to a fantastic essay that crossed by desktop yesterday. A regular reader here and commenter over at Music Think Tank, T. D. Ruth—who is an entertainment ...

News: Music Industry

It's Not the Size of Your Collection That Matters...

August 29, 2010

Or Does It? The Biggest Crisis In Music Fandom. Remember the days when you could judge a music fan by the size of their collection? When I started out, it was the matter of filling that 20 disc case. That's like between $250-300 worth of music; a rather sizeable sum for a teenager to come up ...