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Article: Live Review

Rodrigo y Gabriela at Denver's Buell Theater

by Geoff Anderson
October 11, 2009

Rodrigo y GabrielaBuell Theater Denver, CO September 19, 2009 Who knew you could wring so much out of a couple acoustic guitars? At the Buell Theater, Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quinetro attacked their instruments in a manner that had the audience wondering whether the delicate wood would survive, or at ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Crystal Silence: The ECM Recordings 1972-79

by John Kelman
September 2, 2009

It's a story that's been told before, but it's worth repeating. Pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton were performing individually at a 1972 Munich festival, and ended up as the only two artists at a late night jam session. While the two had attempted working together in the 1960s, it was in a quartet context ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Stanley Clarke Trio: Jazz in the Garden

by Carl L. Hager
August 13, 2009

Stanley Clarke Trio Jazz In The Garden Heads Up International 2009 In the mid-1970s when Stanley Clarke rose to prominence playing electric bass in the powerhouse band Return To Forever, it had been his beautiful touch on acoustic bass that originally attracted the notice of the band's founder, ...

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News: Recording

Return to Forever:Returns

August 11, 2009

By: Ron Hart Back when I was the music editor for this wannabe hipster rag out of NYC, I was told by my editor-in-chief, when pitching the idea of reviewing--if my memory serves me well--a Jaco Pastorius reissue, that, “Our magazine is serving a primarily hipster set which is into hip-hop, rock, electronica, some kitschy pop ...

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Article: Live Review

TD Canada Trust 2009 Vancouver International Jazz Festival

by A. Henkin
August 1, 2009

TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz FestivalVancouver, CAJune 26th-July 5th Probably one of the few places on the planet not deep in mourning for recently deceased pop star Michael Jackson was Vancouver, on the western coast of Canada, or at least the parts of the city given over to the 24th annual TD ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Al Di Meola

July 22, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Al Di Meola's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Al Di MeolaAl Di Meola - guitar, composer, recording artist He holds the most prestigious guitar awards (of any guitarist in the world) from the highest rated guitar poll in the world, Guitar Player ...

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Article: Live Review

TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival 2009

by Alain Londes
July 10, 2009

TD Canada Trust Toronto International Jazz Festival Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 26-July 5, 2009 The TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival enjoyed its 23rd edition this year with a structure similar to that of recent years. The Mainstage concerts in front of City Hall were a nightly focal point as well ...

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Article: Live Review

Ottawa Jazz Festival 2009: Days 4-6, June 28-30, 2009

by John Kelman
July 2, 2009

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 Amina Claudine Myers / Gary Burton Quartet Revisited John Roney Silverbirch Project / Julian Lage / Enrico Rava-Stefano Bollani DuoAndy Milne/Benoît Delbecq Crystal Magnets / Sylvain Kassap QuartetTD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 25-27, 2009 ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Bill Connors to Join Corea, Clarke & White for September 2nd Hollywood Bowl Concert

June 26, 2009

It's official: pianist Chick Corea, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White will be joined September 2nd by guest guitarist Bill Connors at the Hollywood Bowl kick-off gig of their fall tour. The band, now billed as Corea, Clarke & White, will also be joined by legendary violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and song stylist Chaka Khan. Inspired ...

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Article: Album Review

Jake Hertzog: Chromatosphere

Read "Chromatosphere" reviewed by John Patten

by John Patten
June 16, 2009

Jake Hertzog's Chromatosphere (That's Out Records, 2008) presents the brilliant young guitar picker at his best in a talented combo of New York sidemen. At 22, Hertzog is just beginning his career, and the release--his first--is clearly intended to draw attention and establish his name, with strong compositional statements and clever covers of classic ...