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Wadada Leo Smith's Mbira - Dark Lady of the Sonnets (2012)

January 10, 2012

Trumpeter, composer and bandleader Wadada Leo Smith, who celebrated his 70th birthday just last month, is as productive as he's ever been, and I'm getting nearly exhausted just keeping up covering all his new releases. Lately, he's headed up three active bands: The Golden Quartet, Organic and the Silver Orchestra. Now's there's a fourth one: Wadada ...

News: Performance / Tour

Grammy Award-Winning Pianist Eddie Palmieri to Celebrate 75th Birthday in a One-Night-Only Presentation at the Annenberg Center

January 10, 2012

"Mr. Palmieri...can make a piano roar." —The New York Times Philadelphia, PA—With an iconic music career that spans over 50 years, nine Grammy® awards and a charismatic stage presence hailed as “larger than life" by The Los Angeles Times, Latin jazz pianist and band leader Eddie Palmieri comes to Philadelphia armed and loaded for a bold ...

News: Interview

Dorothy Ashby: Jazz Harpist

January 9, 2012

With the introduction of the 33 1/3 LP in the late 1940s and very early 1950s, harpists began appearing with greater regularity on jazz albums. At first, harpists were tag-alongs on record dates—the whipped cream on the sundae known as “with strings." But as jazz arrangers grew more and more ambitious later in the decade, and the ...

News: Recording

Kenny Werner - Lawn Chair Society (2007)

January 9, 2012

When I think of the the overlap of jazz and funk, ensembles that come to mind are Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, On The Corner-era Miles, and even some of the smoother offerings out of the CTI label. In more recent times, Medeski Martin and Wood have really been laying it down. If I was to reorganize my ...

News: Recording

Pink Martini - Hang on Little Tomato (2004)

January 8, 2012

What with all of the bits of nasty weather, work deadlines, etc ... a person can get just plain frazzled. So what's needed on the drive to work is some romantic and swanky musings. Pink Martini definitely fits the bill. The suave Oregon-based collective bravely mixes together influences from many, many genres to produce something completely ...

News: Recording

Jeff Kimmel Quartet - Charm Offensive (2011)

January 8, 2012

At thirty-one minutes, this debut album by the Jeff Kimmel Quartet is shorter than some EP's, but bass clarinetist Kimmel and his friends make the most of their time.Charm Offensive, as the record is called, is the fruit from a grant by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, a vote of confidence from the community to ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Catching up with Ravi Coltrane

January 8, 2012

This week, our video spotlight shines on saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, who's returning to St. Louis to perform Wednesday, January 18 through Saturday, January 21 at Jazz at the Bistro. Coltrane, the son of legendary saxophonist John Coltrane and pianist/harpist Alice Coltrane, played here most recently in 2009 at the ...

News: Music Industry

Menyou: Partner with Fans to Sell Your Music

January 7, 2012

Menyou, one of midemlab's 30 finalists, offers an embeddable online store for your music that your fans can also use to sell and get a cut. Artists are provided with an ecommerce option, fans can spread the word via sales from their own sites and social media outlets and Menyou makes sure everyone gets paid. A ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Guitarist Joe Belmont Performs at Black Moon Music Lounge in Belchertown on Saturday, January 7

January 7, 2012

The Joe Belmont Jazz Trio is performing at the Black Moon Music Lounge in Belchertown, Massachusetts on Saturday, January 7, 2012, from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. Admission is $10. Born in New York City, Belmont moved to Northampton after college and has been performing, making albums, and teaching at Amherst College. He began his solo career ...

News: Recording

Bill Frisell - Go West: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton (2009)

January 6, 2012

OK, so I tried the Pandora Radio thing again. After the first tune from my Marc Ribot channel, an excellent live version of his really screwy take on Jimi Hendrix' “The Wind Cries Mary," we ended up at a tune from Bill Frisell's Go West: Music For The Films Of Buster Keaton. I love the idea ...