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News: Interview

Interview: Anthony Ortega (Part 4)

January 13, 2012

Personalities don't come much sunnier than Anthony Ortega's and his wife Mona's. Every time I call, I'm welcomed by enormous warmth and kindness. But their dispositions go way beyond words. You can hear an orange glow in the sound of their voices, how happy they are to be with each other and how grateful they are ...

News: Interview

Interview: Anthony Ortega (Part 3)

January 13, 2012

Lionel Hampton loved Anthony Ortega's playing in 1953, likening his sound on the alto sax to Charlie Parker's. There are indeed similarities, notably the yearning, bluesy tone and pushing off on the high notes. Anthony wound up in Hampton's band at just the right moment in time, when an amazing collection of musicians had assembled—including Quincy ...

News: Performance / Tour

Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Two-Disc Collection, 2012 Tour

January 13, 2012

NEW TWO-DISC COLLECTION OUT NOW; US TOUR STARTS JANUARY 15 Ladysmith Black Mambazo have assembled a two-disc set of recordings that capture the group reaching across the cultural divide and joining hands with musicians from around the globe. Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Friends, out now, contains 30 tracks featuring the world renowned South African group in ...

News: Advocacy

Show Your Opposition to SOPA Today With #blackoutsopa

January 13, 2012

You've probably read about the heated debate around the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). It's a very important debate for musicians, as it could have a major effect on distribution channels and discovery platforms that many musicians rely on every day. Eliot Van Buskirk did an amazing post right here on Hypebot called “Everything You Need ...

News: Obituary

Chuck Metcalf

January 13, 2012

Former Seattle bassist, and inaugural Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame inductee, Chuck Metcalf, has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Word came via email yesterday and the tributes have started pouring in. Jay Thomas: He was a very important guy on the scene going back to the late 40s and 50's... and during the ...

News: Trends

What Fans Are Really Paying for the Music They Love...

January 13, 2012

FREE. It's a term we toss around every day, yet the word is ultimately a misnomer. For starters, even 'free' Spotify users or file-swappers are paying for access, it's just that ISPs typically control the tollbooth. But even beyond that discussion, 'freeloaders' are paying with their time, even if everything feels like free. And 'time' often ...

News: Event

Singing for Christine

January 13, 2012

Most of the Twin Cities vocalists who were not among the fifteen on the Dakota stage Tuesday night were in the audience, and many more musicians, writers, jazz fans, friends and family crowded the club for nearly four hours to pay respects and send off a musical tribute to popular singer Christine Rosholt. Rosholt, whose suicide ...

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Article: Album Review

Jack DeJohnette featuring Bill Frisell: The Elephant Sleeps But Still Remembers

Read "The Elephant Sleeps But Still Remembers" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
January 12, 2012

Drummer Jack DeJohnette, now four releases down the road with his Golden Beams label, turns to the archives for this historic live set with Bill Frisell. The guitarist first heard DeJohnette's music as a teenager in the '60s, though it took some time before they would first perform together on Don Byron's Romance with the Unseen ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Around Town: Bopping Around Rochester over the Next 7 Days...

January 12, 2012

Thursday, January 12, 2011 Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm Anthony Gianavola @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm The John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Nate Rawls Group @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm Fred ...

News: Performance / Tour

Ligertwood, Garfield and Stevens to Perform Thursday, February 9 at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups

January 12, 2012

Singer Alex Ligertwood, who's worked with big names including Santana and Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, is coming to St. Louis to perform with keyboardist David Garfield and saxophonist Jim Stevens at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 9 at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups. Garfield, a St. Louis native who's lived in Los Angeles since the 1970s, was ...