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One Track Mind: Tom Waits - "Please Wake Me up" (1987)

August 7, 2010

By Mark SaleskiAfter listening to certain Tom Waits songs, I get to thinking about what the man might have stored in his garage. Sure, it's become sort of a cliché, doing a mental inventory of Waits' collection of bullhorns and whatnot, but it sure is fun.Even more fun is doing an inventory ...

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News: Recording

Review of Walter Smith III "Live in Paris" the Magic of Chemistry

August 7, 2010

The soon to be thirty, Walter Smith III is a maturing voice on tenor saxophone who seems to be at his best when in the accompaniment of a fine trumpet player. He has front lined with some notables including the prolific Terrence Blanchard, as well as the up and coming Christian Scott, and the fiery Sean ...

News: Festival

Sixth Annual Scranton Jazz Festival

August 7, 2010

Downtown Scranton is the place to be this weekend, especially if you love jazz. The sixth annual Scranton Jazz Festival kicks off Friday night. Thousands of music fans are expected and businesses are ready to welcome them to the Electric City. If you are looking to stay at the Hilton in downtown Scranton, you won't be ...

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News: Recording

R.I.P. Bobby Hebb: Pat Martino - "Sunny" (1972)

August 5, 2010

By Pico Yesterday, singer/songwriter Bobby Hebb passed away at age 72 after losing a battle with lung cancer. Maybe the name isn't familiar to you, but his #2 hit song from 1966 “Sunny" should be. Aside from his original version, it was covered by Cher, Georgie Fame and Stanley Turrentine before the year was ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Al Jarreau Back on Tour

August 4, 2010

Al Jarreau resumed his world tour with a sold-out show near Frankfurt, Germany, in the city of Hanau. He performed for a thrilled, and loudly appreciative audience.On the day before the concert, Al hit the studio to try out his voice and do some recording. The result is a new song, entitled “Double Face," ...

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News: Recording

Out Today: Vox Arcana's Aerial Age (Allos Documents)

August 4, 2010

Today is the official street date for Aerial Age (Allos Documents), the latest release from Chicago-based drummer/composer Tim Daisy's unusual working trio, Vox Arcana. Joined by cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm and clarinetist James Falzone, his collaborators in such other renowned ensembles as KLANG and the Vandermark 5, Daisy showcases his own original compositions, which juxtapose the structure ...

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News: Interview

Elder Lee: Konitz at 82

August 4, 2010

The alto saxophonist Lee Konitz's inventiveness and boldness have seldom flagged. As his recent recordings demonstrate, he continues to embrace adventure and risk. If his repertoire is stocked with pieces that he revisits time and again—"All the Things You Are," “I'll Remember April," “Body and Soul," “Just Friends"—Konitz is the epitome of the jazz soloist who ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Crusaders Postpone St. Louis Concert

August 4, 2010

Some bad news today from Jazz St. Louis, as it looks like the Jazz Crusaders (pictured) won't be coming to town next month after all. Here's the statement StLJN just received via email from JSL's Devin Rodino:“Due to health issues with one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders, Jazz St. Louis has postponed ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Chris Washburne and the Syotos Band Live in Washington D.C. - August 8th, 2010.

August 4, 2010

Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band will be performing a special concert entitled “A Different Flavor: Latin Jazz at the Apollo" on Sunday, August 8, 6PM to 7PM, as part of Millennium Stage programming at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The concert is sponsored by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American ...

News: Opinion

Happy Birthday! Jazzwax Turns 3

August 4, 2010

On August 3, 2007, I started JazzWax on a dare. I vowed not to make the site about me but about the recordings and the artists, keeping myself in the background as much as possible. Rather than e-yammer about what I did each day, I decided to tap into my background as a journalist and historian ...