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Article: Opinion

Wein, June & Jazz

by AAJ Staff
June 13, 2010

As I write this, I am sitting in the Gran Hotel Havana in beautiful Barcelona, Spain. My friend Joan Cararach, Artistic Director of the Barcelona International Jazz Festival, and the festival promoter Tito Ramoneda asked me to join them in a collaboration to cross-promote our festivals. CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival (Aug. 6th-8th) and Voll-Damm Barcelona International ...

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Article: Live From New York

June 2010

by AAJ Staff
June 12, 2010

Chick Corea/Eddie Gomez/Paul Motian Blue NoteNew York, NY May 5, 2010Paying homage to Bill Evans in a two-week summit at the Blue Note, pianist Chick Corea set up camp with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Paul Motian--two Evans alumni who have rarely if ever worked together. It had all the ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With TOMKO

by AAJ Staff
June 12, 2010

Meet TOMKO:Tomko is a songwriter, singer, and saxophonist from San Francisco. His TOMKO TRIO is touring with Y. Capelle on drums, B. Ribiere on Hammond organ, and Tomko on sax and vocals. His new CD, From Miles Lane to Tchui Road, is available soon! Also, two CDs with the TOMKO QUINTET are out: Is ...

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Take Five With Ava Lemert

by AAJ Staff
June 11, 2010

Meet Ava Lemert: Ava Lemert is a Sacramento siren of soul. She is a passionate singer, songwriter, as well as an impressive saxophonist. Her original songs range from the richly arranged '70s soul-tinged “You Know You Got It," which feature her singing lead, harmonies, and layers of her alto and tenor saxophones, to her ...

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Take Five With Tiffany Apan

by AAJ Staff
June 10, 2010

Meet Tiffany Apan:Tiffany Apan is a vocalist/songwriter with a background in classical music (voice and piano) and musical theatre. She had a musical turning point when she portrayed a free style jazz singer in Marta Effinger's Whispers Want to Holler, where she was coached by Billy Harper. This opened the door to her expanding ...

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Take Five with Debbie Cunningham

by AAJ Staff
June 9, 2010

Meet Debbie Cunningham:Vocalist Debbie Cunningham is known as a powerful and engaging entertainer. Her musical styling of jazz is soulful and sultry, yet elegant and sophisticated. She holds a Bachelor of Music from Pennsylvania's Temple University. Most recently, Cunningham was featured in the independent film, Sway, due to be released in late 2010. She ...

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Take Five with Martin Stehl

by AAJ Staff
June 7, 2010

Meet Martin Stehl:Looking back, everything started in the early' 80s in Frankfurt, Germany, when Martin made his debut as a drummer. Listening to a vast variety of music, he soon became captivated by the sound of jazz fusion. As a member of his award-winning first fusion band, Ghoa-Concept, he was able to contribute his ...

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Take Five with Meg Okura

by AAJ Staff
June 2, 2010

Meet Meg Okura:Hailed by The Guardian as “improvisational virtuosity," Meg Okura is “equally comfortable playing classical chamber music, rock and everything in between," (The New York Times). She is the founder and the leader of the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, and has won numerous grants and awards as a composer.

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Take Five with Julian Waterfall Pollack

by AAJ Staff
June 1, 2010

Meet Julian Waterfall Pollack:At the age of twenty-one, New York pianist Julian Waterfall Pollack has the jazz community abuzz with his mature, technically ferocious, and dynamic piano playing. Among his many accomplishments, Pollack was featured on Marian McPartland's renowned NPR show, Piano Jazz, at age eighteen. He has performed internationally ...

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Take Five with Andrew Hartman

by AAJ Staff
May 31, 2010

Meet Andrew Hartman:Andrew grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and became involved in music at a very young age. Moving to Columbus to attend the Ohio State University, Andrew received a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies from the school in 2004. In addition to his private studies with Tim Cummiskey and Kim Pensyl, ...