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The Jazz Session #310: Chris Tarry
Bassist Chris Tarry has just released Rest of the Story, an ambitious project that combines an album of new music with a collection of his short fiction. In this interview, Tarry talks about creating in two very different worlds; how we was able to move from concept to creation of this large work; and why he ...
Johnny Mercer: Sunny Side Up
Few voices do a better job of capturing post-war American optimism than Johnny Mercer's. His relaxed, upbeat and folksy style captured the nation's “new dawn" mentality perfectly. His songs between 1942 and 1947 have a Hollywood sensibility, and they effortlessly grab your heart. It's a happy voice that sounds like a one-armed bandit chugging out jackpot ...
How to Find Work as a Gigging Musician
There's a scene in the movie Inception where Cobb asks Ariadne how they came to be sitting outside a cafe in Paris. When she couldn't recall, Cobb pointed out that we can't remember how our dreams start; therefore she knows she's dreaming if she can't remember how she arrived someplace. Sometimes I try to remember how ...
Bruce Gertz Quintet Kicks of Jazz at the Arsenal Series in Watertown on Monday, September 19
Jazz bassist Bruce Gertz and his quintet are performing at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown, Massachusetts, on Monday, September 17, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the show are $18 and can be ordered online. In addition to Gertz, the quintet includes Jerry Bergonzi on tenor sax, Phil Grenadier on trumpet, Steve Hunt ...
Joey Baron - Tongue in Groove (2004)
By Tom Johnson Drummer Joey Baron's Baron down, featuring Steve Swell on trombone and Ellery Eskelin on tenor sax comes across like the mischievous little brother to John Zorn's Masada. More than that, the only way to adequately describe the sound of Barondown is to compare it to big brother Masada, but only if Masada got ...
Avishai Cohen - After the Big Rain (2007)
Reviewers sometimes get too caught up playing the label game: jazz, pop, world (ah, the ambiguous catch-all label), rock, ambient. Whenever a writer struggles with material that lacks a definite musical anchor, I am reminded of the transformation seen through Miles Davis' electric years. Squeaky horns, abusive guitars, fuzzed-out keyboards, all woven together with constantly shifting, ...
The History of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (Blue Note, 1992)
During his lengthy career that stretched from the late 1940's to the late 1980's, drummer Art Blakey was at the forefront of bebop and hard-bop jazz. His band would become an incubator for young jazz talent, many of whom went on to have significant careers in the music. This three-disc set presents highlights from Blakey's recordings, ...
Exodus to Jazz Opens 6th Season on September 24th with Saxophonist Kenny Garrett and His Quartet
Exodus To Jazz is kicking off its sixth season on September 24th by bringing the great post-bop alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett to Rochester. Garrett will be leading a stellar quartet, including pianist Benito Gonzalez, bassist Charnett Moffett, and drummer Marcus Baylor. This is a great chance to catch a top-flight artist in a beautiful space that will allow ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Fall 2011 Jazz Preview, Part Three
This week, we offer the third and final installment of our video overview of the fall 2011 schedule of touring jazz and creative music performers coming to St. Louis. (Part one can be seen here, and part two is here.) On Friday, October 28, New Music Circle will present ...
William Parker - Luc's Lantern (2005)
By Mark Saleski Digital. It's just got to be digital—ones 'n zeros. Forget that old-fashioned analog stuff. That's for old fogies. If you want to be with it, current, where it's at, up to date, in the know, down with it ... your activity must be presented in bits (for those who are suffering from extreme ...
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