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News: Performance / Tour

Music of Oscar Winner Harry Warren is Featured at Arsenal Center for the Arts on Saturday, October 22

October 22, 2011

The American Songbook series at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown is featuring the music of Grammy Award winning composer and Hollywood legend Harry Warren on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online. The music is being performed by Boston-based musicians Larry Monroe and Donna McElroy, ...

News: Recording

Yes Co-Founder Jon Anderson to Release 'Open,' a New Epic Musical Piece

October 22, 2011

Former Yes vocalist Jon Anderson will release an epic musical work titled “Open" as a digital download on Tuesday, October 25. The piece marks a return to the long-form compositions that Anderson became known for as a pioneering member of Yes, including “Close To The Edge," “Gates of Delirium," “Revealing" and “Awaken." “Open" promises to be ...

News: Video / DVD

Transatlantic - More Never is Enough DVD (2011)

October 22, 2011

Turns out, Transatlantic is a modern-day prog-rock supergroup in the most complete sense of the word: That means bass pedal solos. Make no mistake, there is plenty of serious music making to be found on the forthcoming 2 DVD/3CD package More Never Is Enough, which includes two live shows from the band's celebrated 2010 reunion tour. ...

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News: Recording

Dead Cat Bounce - Chance Episodes (Cuneiform, 2011)

October 22, 2011

Dead Cat Bounce is a stock market term, unusual for a jazz band, but no threat to our four legged felines. But nonetheless, their music is a wonderfully upbeat mixture of hard-bop and modern jazz with a four horn front line. Their music is exciting, full of exhilaration and humor which recalls if nothing else, the ...

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News: Recording

Mitch Marcus Quintet, "Countdown 2 Meltdown," 2010

October 22, 2011

The West Coast is alive for music. It's not a West Coast jazz in a cool sense for the most part these days. It's something else. San Franciscan (but also New Yorkian) Mitch Marcus and his quintet show us some of that in the riotcap avant romp Countdown 2 Meltdown (Porto Franco 009). It's notable for ...

News: Recording

Saxophonist/Composer Neil Leonard Releases Recording "Marcel's Window" on Gasp Records.

October 21, 2011

Neil Leonard doesn't often record as a leader, but when he does, he makes it count. For his 2001 solo debut, Timaeus, the saxophonist and composer used computers and algorithms to expand his performances. The recording was widely praised by the jazz press. All About Jazz said that the album “Serves the new music community while ...

News: Music Industry

Exploring Dafnis Prieto, 2011 MacArthur Fellow: Prieto as Sideman

October 20, 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: Opinion

Part 6: What Musicians Expect from Music Journalists and Critics

October 20, 2011

Responding to the burning question: WHEN YOU READ MUSIC JOURNALISM/CRITICISM WHAT QUALITIES ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN THE WRITER AND THE WRITING? This installment: Joe Lovano & Jason Miles JOE LOVANO: The qualities I look for are: A Clear response to the music with Wisdom, Knowledge, Love, Passion and Honesty... The same qualities I look for ...

News: Award / Grant

NEA Jazz Masters Program Still Hanging In...

October 21, 2011

NEA Jazz Masters Program Finds New Support for Federal Funding The U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Appropriations recently insisted on the continuation of the 29-year-old Jazz Masters fellowship, which was recommended to be cut earlier in the year by the National Endowment of the Arts. The 2012 appropriations bill submitted by the Department of the ...

News: Interview

Something Else! Interview: Jazz Legend Jimmy Cobb

October 21, 2011

Jimmy Cobb, the lone survivor of legendary jazz dates featuring Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dinah Washington, Wes Montgomery and others, continues to furiously drum—even while carrying the torch. The 82-year-old's newest album is called Remembering Miles. Cobb will also begin a tour celebrating the music of Coltrane on Thursday, continuing through Nov. 5 with Javon Jackson, ...