Results for "AAJ Staff"

America the Beautiful: Eddie Higgins

July 4, 2010

Recent Listening: Jason Moran

July 4, 2010

Jason Moran, Ten (Blue Note) It is possible that Jason Moran is the messianic paragon that the tide of jump-on-the-Bandwagon critical enthusiasm proclaims him. I am willing to cede that judgment to the leavening passage of time. It is no abandonment of restraint, however, to agree that Moran is an original thinker and a hell of ...

Other Places: New Orleans Street Music

July 4, 2010

In New Orleans, street musicians in the French Quarter are a tourist attraction. According to city law, they are also a nuisance. The contradiction has roots in jazz history and city tradition. It puts police and the administration of the new mayor, Mitch Landrieu, between residents of the Quarter who want to get some sleep and ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Return of Boney James

July 4, 2010

This week, we've got some clips of smooth jazz saxophonist Boney James, who will be back in the St. Louis area next Thursday, July 8 to perform at the Ameristar Casino's Bottleneck Blues Bar.James is no stranger to St. Louis--he's played both at the Bottleneck and ...

Sketches from Spain

July 4, 2010

Interview with Mike Walker in Andalucia, Spain. 22nd June 2010The new Manchester Jazz Festival website includes a fifteen minute interview with Mike Walker that I managed to get while I was on Mike's advanced Jazz Guitar Master Class Retreat in Andalucia, Spain recently. I thought I'd include it here as well.Mike talks ...

Club BluJazz in Chicago Closes After Being Open Only 5 Months

July 4, 2010

Chicago Live Jazz Music (July 2-July 9, 2010) Schedule

July 4, 2010

Here is what's happening with the live music Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates July 2nd thru July 9th, 2010...(image: Chicago Latin Jazz Trumpet Sensation Victor Garcia with JAZZzology Editor Rick Watters hanging out after a gig at The Green Mill)Jazz Showcase806 S. Plymouth CtChicago312-360-0234July 2nd and 3rd (Sets are ...

Jazzwax Summer Clip

July 5, 2010

The July 4th weekend is the summer personified, especially when the weather cooperates. The smell of burgers and corn on a charcoal grill, the sound of kids laughing and splashing, and a nostalgic tugging for the music of our youth are all part of the classic scene. Case in point: For nine weeks in the spring ...

Two for the Trumpet: Thrilling New Releases by Carol Morgan and Mikrokoleltyw (2010)

July 5, 2010

By PicoThroughout all of the history of jazz, trumpet players were always in the vanguard: Armstrong, Gillespie, Davis, Bowie, I could go on. The common theme with the two fresh offerings go beyond the fact that they are led or co-led by trumpeters; these are releases that in some form or another challenges the ...

A Spectacular Night - Marred by One Idiot

July 4, 2010

Guitarist John Scofield was a great choice to open the New Orleans portion/final phase of the 2010 Montreal International Jazz Festival. His Piety Street Band released an exceptional funky New Orleans-gospel and blues-based CD under the Piety Street name earlier this year. The band was even better in person last night at the Theatre Maisonneuve. Pianist/B3 ...