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Ahmad Hassan Muhammad: Fly
by Jonathan Wertheim
Ahmad Hassan Muhammad isn't a big name in jazz--yet. The Cincinnati-born pianist self-produced and released hist first record, Fly, in October 2010, and while the disc is very much a first effort, it holds surprise, pleasure and promise often unheard in second or third releases by others in the jazz scene today. Everything ...
Nonesuch Releases Jazz Quartet James Farm’s Self-Titled Debut Album on April 26
New band features Joshua Redman (saxophone), Aaron Parks (piano), Matt Penman (bass), and Eric Harland (drums), all of whom composed pieces for the record “James Farm could be one of those rare breakthrough bands—Miles and Brubeck did it long ago—that appeals to a significant audience beyond the jazz audience." —San Jose Mercury News James Farm is ...
David Caceres: David Caceres
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Comparisons are odious, and can certainly lead to bias. Moreover, in the case of David Caceres, they simply do not capture the immense character that holds together the artistry of this astounding musician. True, Caceres channels Donny Hathaway, and can wind up closing in on the soaring falsetto of Stevie Wonder, but his phrasing is quite ...
Take Five With Zack Cross
by AAJ Staff
Meet Zack Cross:I am from a very WASPy suburb of Washington, DC known as Arlington, VA. I started playing piano when I was seven years old, and played only classical music until I was about 13 years old, when my grandfather gave me a Monk greatest hits compilation. I didn't even like it at ...
Take Five With Tim Collins
by AAJ Staff
Tim Collins is a vibraphonist/drummer originally from NY, now living in Munich, Germany. He's played with Ingrid Jensen, Aaron Parks, John Ellis, Aaron Goldberg, Charlie Hunter, John Hollenbeck, George Porter, and Mike Moreno. His two albums, 'Valcour and Fade received 3 and 4 stars respectively in Downbeat Magazine. Look for a third album in 2011, featuring ...
Will Vinson: Planted and Growing in New York
by R.J. DeLuke
Like many musicians of his generation, growing up in the rock-and pop-dominated 1980s, saxophonist Will Vinson got his indoctrination to jazz from the sounds emanating from the stereo system in his home, hearing the likes of Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and Count Basie from his father's record collection. He took a liking to them. Especially Basie, ...
Marzio Scholten: World of Thought
by John Kelman
With New York still a hotbed of musical creativity--with the deep concentration of musicians within such a small geographic region, it would almost be impossible for things not to happen--yet another new scene has emerged over the past decade. Consisting largely of younger players like saxophonist Will Vinson, guitarist Lage Lund and pianist Aaron Parks, it's ...
Eric Harland: Voyager Live By Night
by John Kelman
In the space of a few short years, he's become drummer of choice for icons like saxophonist Charles Lloyd and bassist Dave Holland, established next-generationers including trumpeter Terence Blanchard and guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, and young up-and-comers such as pianists Taylor Eigsti and Aaron Parks. Behind all of them--and as a member of the SFJAZZ Collective since ...
Take Five With Jon Wirtz
by AAJ Staff
Meet Jon Wirtz: Arriving on the Denver scene just a few years ago, Jon Wirtz has since performed for millions of people, both locally and nationally. Over the past eight years he has performed mainly as a sideman, having worked with Grammy Award-winning producer Malcolm Burn on multiple occasions, and shared the stage with ...
Ottawa Jazz Festival 2010: Days 10-11, July 3-4, 2010
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 | Days 10-11 The Wide Alley / Neil Cowley TrioChristian Scott / Tomasz StańkoTD Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada July 3-4, 2010 As the 30th Anniversary of the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival wraps up, there's ...
