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James Silberstein: Express Lane
by Alain Londes
Composer/songwriter Cole Porter's “From This Moment On" fires up talented guitarist James Silberstein's second album, Express Lane. The up-tempo rendition of this classic brings in a full and dynamic band for this project, including topnotch members of the well-known New York-based collective, One For All: trumpeter Jim Rotondi, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander and saxophonist Steve Davis. ...
Eberhard Weber: Stages Of A Long Journey
by Alain Londes
On the occasion of his 65th birthday, bassist/composer Eberhard Weber played for two evenings with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra and some of his key contemporaries. Scheduling and financial constraints prevented the project from inviting a great number of other musicians including Pat Metheny. Nevertheless, this was a perfect marriage between classical and jazz. Most of ...
Toronto Jazz Festival 2007
by Alain Londes
Toronto Jazz Festival Toronto, Canada June 22 - July 1, 2007The 21st edition of the Toronto Jazz Festival (June 22 to July 1, 2007) showcased familiar faces, marquee performances, and new discoveries in both large and more intimate venues.The Mainstage concerts under the big tent on Nathan Philips Square featured ...
Art of Jazz Celebration 2007--Toronto
by Alain Londes
Second Annual Art of Jazz Celebration Distillery Historic District Toronto, Canada May 30-June 3, 2007 In the midst of a busy multidisciplinary arts and creativity festival, Toronto welcomed the second annual installment of a spring jazz celebration known as Art of Jazz for 5 days ending in June. Art ...
Komeda Project: Crazy Girl
by Alain Londes
The Komeda Project jazz quintet originated with Breakwater, the jazz group founded by pianist Andrzej Winnicki and saxophonist Krzysztof Medyna. Rounding out the group with Canadian bassist Michael Bates, drummer Dave Anthony and trumpeter/flugelhornist Russ Johnson, The Komeda Project pays homage to the great Krzysztof Komeda (1931-1969), one of the founders of modern Polish jazz. Komeda ...
Anthony Wilson Nonet: Power Of Nine
by Alain Londes
Anthony Wilson's young talent has earned him opportunities to play with a number of other jazz artists within different configurations. The guitarist son of legendary composer/arranger/bandleader Gerald Wilson has already played with the likes of Bennie Wallace, Larry Goldings, Joe Henry, Harold Land, Chris Botti and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. He joined Diana Krall on her ...
Wycliffe Gordon: Cone's Coup
by Alain Londes
Few musicians focus on the trombone at an early age and maintain a certain sense of individuality as they mature professionally. Wycliffe “Cone Gordon is one of those serious trombonists, having had his interest piqued at the age of twelve, following his brother. Examples of other contemporaries would include Slide Hampton, Robin Eubanks and Steve Turre. ...
Toronto Jazz Festival 2006
by Alain Londes
Toronto just celebrated the 20th edition of its main jazz festival. Just a few months ago, this festival won the “Jazz Festival of the year award at Canada's National Jazz Awards. Part of the reason has to be the ability of organizers to attract key artists for a jazz festival as opposed to a music festival ...
Don Braden: Workin'
by Alain Londes
Tenor saxophonist Don Braden comes out swinging on Workin' with a famous Earth Wind & Fire tune from the mid-'70s called “Can't Hide Love (from Gratitude, Sony, 1975). The audience is very much with him in this quaint New Jersey jazz club, which has a creative separation between the dinning room and the bar ...
Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring: The Battle - Live at Smoke
by Alain Londes
Without a doubt, Eric Alexander is one of the most hardworking and serious young tenor saxophone players out there. To see him perform live is to witness technical fluency combined with up-tempo and hard boppin' intensity. This recording, taped live at Smoke in New York, finds him joined by the equally talented Vincent Herring on alto ...
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