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Tony Levin, David Torn and Alan White - Levin Torn White (2011)

September 23, 2011

By Tom Johnson Something keeps pulling guitarist David Torn and bassist Tony Levin together. It's a partnership that blossomed with 1987's Cloud About Mercury, with drummer Bill Bruford and trumpeter Mark Isham, and, for what seemed like an eternity to fans, felt as if it might be a one-off project. In a way, it was. The ...

Yellow Dubmarine - Abbey Dub (2011)

September 23, 2011

When I first got a hold of this CD I gotta admit, I greeted it with a lot of skepticism. Another Beatles covers project? I mean, I think every single Beatles song short of “Revolution No. 9" has been covered at least once, if not a million times. But wait, one might say, “these are all ...

Jeff Marx's Tenor and Jeff "Siege" Siegel's Drums in Duo "Dreamstuff"

September 23, 2011

Jeff Marx plays a solid Post-Trane tenor in ways not entirely typical of some of the players out there. There is the passionate sound but there are lines he comes up with that aren't stock-in-trade contemporary tenorizing. “Siege" Siegel is a drummer that you can hear swinging along on a lot of sessions. Their duo disk ...

Twin Cities Jazz Week in Review, September 16-22

September 23, 2011

This was one of the most enjoyable of local jazz weeks of the season... and now we start the fall season! Great songs, great collaborations, from edgy to time-tested to... unique. Bryan Nichols Trio with Anthony Cox and Dave King (September 16-17 at the Artists Quarter). The line-up was surely enough to make any fan of ...

A Real Jazz Club: Talents from Near and Far at the Artists Quarter

September 23, 2011

What's happening to jazz clubs? The question comes up more and more often as I talk with local (and not local) fans and musicians alike. Even top clubs like Yoshi's in the Bay Area and our beloved Dakota seem to be booking an increasingly eclectic array of music despite their “jazz club" monikers and reputations. The ...

Jazz Around Town: Music to Check out Around Rochester All Week Long....

September 22, 2011

Thursday, September 22, 2011 Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm Gap Mangione @ Pittsford Grill, 6:00 pm The John Palocy Trio (Jazz Dawgs) @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm Deanna Witkowski, Moving with the Spirit: The Sacred Art of Jazz (lecture/performance) @ Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies Lecture Series: ...

Jazz This Week: Take 6, David Torkanowsky and Peter Martin, U City Jazz Festival, and More

September 22, 2011

As fall officially begins, it's another fairly busy week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, so let's go straight to the highlights: Tonight, the vocal group Take 6 will make their debut at Jazz at the Bistro, continuing with two sets a night through Saturday. Though primarily known as gospel and pop performers, Take ...

Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart at the Jazz Standard - October 7th thru 9th, 2011.

September 22, 2011

Larry Goldings—Hammond B-3 Organ Peter Bernstein—guitar Bill Stewart—drums In noting the various billings of this trio, Nate Chinen wrote in the New York Times that “Two of the best organ trios of the last decade have featured the same three players." With his signature Hammond organ style and multi-keyboard versatility, Larry Goldings has traversed a rainbow ...

New York Latin Jazz Pianist Bill O'Connell Releases "Triple Play Plus Three" on Zoho Records.

September 22, 2011

New York Latin Jazz pianist Bill O'Connell's “Triple Play Plus Three" is an innovative spin on the traditional jazz trio format, featuring percussionist Richie Flore and a rotating cast of celebrity guests—all multiple GRAMMY winners—clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera, vibraphonist Dave Samuels, and flutist Dave Valentin. “Triple Play Plus Three" presents eight lively, virtuosic O'Connell originals, plus two ...

The Jazz Session #311: Avram Fefer

September 22, 2011