Results for "AAJ Staff"

Urbie Green: Trombone Master

March 18, 2013

If you love the jazz trombone, imagine getting a private lesson with Urbie Green. Well, in the summer of 1968, students of Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Ill. Were lucky enough to have that opportunity when Green—on tour to promote his new album 21 Tromones, Vol 2 (Project 3) and his King 2-B Trombone—paid a ...

Meet RJ DeLuke

by AAJ Staff
March 17, 2013

I currently live in: Saratoga Springs, New YorkI joined All About Jazz in: 1999What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz?The love of jazz music and the great cooperation provided by Michael Ricci and his staff.How do you contribute to All About Jazz?Interviews; festival ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Taste of Joe Sample

March 17, 2013

This week, we check in on pianist Joe Sample, who's coming to St. Louis to perform with his trio starting Wednesday, March 27 through Saturday, March 30 at Jazz at the Bistro. Now 74, the Houston native first gained fame in the early 1960s, blending jazz with soul, R&B and pop influences as a founding member ...

Meet Daniel Lehner

by AAJ Staff
March 16, 2013

I currently live in: New York, NYI joined All About Jazz in: 2010What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? I actually submitted my first review, which was the Undead Jazz Festival 2010, to the AAJ message boards. I saw they had a section for concert reviews so I decided ...

Must Watch: Dave Grohl's SXSW 2013 Keynote [video]

March 16, 2013

Ballard Jazz Festival and Bellevue Jazz Festival Announce Lineups

March 16, 2013

Saxophonist Gary Bartz, drummer Allison Miller, pianist Cyrus Chestnut and vibraphonist Stefon Harris (pictured here) are all headed this way, as the Seattle area’s two spring jazz festivals gear up for action. In Ballard the excitement takes place over four nights (April 17-20) in 15 venues in its namesake neighborhood. A popular highlight is the Ballard ...

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, March 15-21

March 16, 2013

If this weekend seems tame compared to last, maybe that is not such a bad thing. Might be able to get to more enticing events if they are more spread out in time! Still, there are plenty of jazz gigs, and a few tough choices along the way. Longer days might encourage more evening outings, especially ...

Meet Mark Corroto

by AAJ Staff
April 10, 2013

I currently live in: Delaware, Ohio. I joined All About Jazz in: 1999 What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? AAJ has a “No-Snobs" approach to jazz that tolerates both the Wynton neo-moldy figs, my free jazz and avant leanings, fusion, and even some rock. How do ...

Roy Haynes, 88

March 15, 2013

I’ve been busy in my continuing battle with the tech monster you see on the right. He won’t leave my computer system alone. I was so occupied with his depredations that I didn’t realize until the day was all but gone that this isRoy Haynes’ 88th birthday. It would be wrong to let it go by ...

Duane Allman: Studio Picker

March 15, 2013

The name Duane Allman makes you think of the Allman Brothers Band and the birth of Southern rock—which uses the blues to create long, improvised electric guitar solos. But as I write in today's Wall Street Journal—in a preview of Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective, a new seven-CD boxed set—the late guitarist actually paid his dues ...