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News: Recording

Dan Blake - Aquarian Suite (2011)

October 29, 2011

When taking in Julian Lage's uniquely poetic Gladwell earlier this year, I sensed something uncommonly creative about Lage's saxophonist, Dan Blake, and his ability to blend in flawlessly with a cello and play music that reconciled jazz and folk and classical music. He even contributed music that fit perfectly into this eclectic formula, with “However." But, ...

News: Recording

Sultans of String - Move (2011)

October 29, 2011

What's intriguing about Move by Canada's Sultans of String isn't so much the dancing violins that skitter here and there, or even the fizzy guitars that seem to weave in and around this globe-trotting tapestry. It's the way the album, for all of its Spanish flamenco joys, great bossa flourishes and gypsy jazz mystery, does all ...

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News: Recording

Bruno Chevillon and Tim Berne, "Old and Unwise": Open Contrabass-Alto Sax Duets

October 29, 2011

Freedom. Free-dom. What is it? And how do you get it? In music the word denotes something specific. At least in jazz. It means in part starting out a musical performance with the idea that what is going to happen will happen because the players spontaneously put their improvised parts together without a great deal of ...

News: Recording

Exploring Dafnis Prieto, 2011 MacArthur Fellow: Prieto as Composer

October 28, 2011

Dafnis Prieto recently was honored as a 2011 MacArthur Fellow, being recognized for excellence in his artistic pursuits. From his studies in Cuba to his professional work in New York, Prieto has always been a musician committed to outstanding artistry and pushing the limits of his creative energy. This cutting edge attitude has led to a ...

News: Interview

A Conversation with Kent Jordan in New Orleans

October 28, 2011

One growing sector of the burgeoning jazz education field is the number of jazz camps across the globe. A few weeks back we ran our conversation with Jackie Harris, founder & CEO of the Louis “Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp. Held every July at Loyola University in New Orleans, you can read more about the camp ...

News: Recording

Darius Jones - Big Gurl (Smell My Dream) (Aum Fidelity, 2011)

October 28, 2011

Since alto saxophonist Darius Jones moved north from Virginia to New York City in 2005, he has created quite a splash with his own work as a leader and sideman, and as part of the punk-jazz collective Little Women. Accompanied by his working band which consists of Adam Lane on bass and Jason Nazary on drums, ...

News: Music Industry

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, October 28-November 3

October 28, 2011

A weekend that starts with Herbie Hancock's first solo tour and moves on with a CD release and Halloween reprise from the Atlantis Quartet before finding a John Scofield Quartet gig midweek is no trick. Just a very jazzy set of treats for Twin Cities' jazz fans. Highlights Hard to imagine that in his 50+ years ...

News: Performance / Tour

Twin Cities Jazz Week in Review, October 21-27

October 28, 2011

What I missed in the past week might have made for a really good week of jazz. What I heard live, however, made for a stellar series worthy of a festival in any city. From a young composer/educator's homecoming to a veteran titan's best-yet ensemble to an unheralded but highly inventive ensemble's local debut to a ...

News: Technology

Musician Website Quick Fix #1: Turn Off Auto-Start

October 28, 2011

This is the first of a series of quick posts we're working on to give simple, actionable tips and advice that can help you make your website a little better and more effective. The first is one that not everyone will agree with, and even within the Bandzoogle team, folks have different opinions. Either way, here's ...

News: Festival

XRIJF 2012 Club Passes to Go On Sale Friday!

October 27, 2011

TheXerox Rochester International Jazz Festival has announced when the Club Passes will be available for the 11th Edition, running from June 22-30, 2012. Club Passes go on sale Friday, October 28th at 10 a.m. at the “special holiday price" of $155, plus a $4 service charge, which will be a $30 savings off the full price. XRIJF ...