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Losen Records: New Norwegian Sounds
by Jakob Baekgaard
Mention the phrase “the Norwegian sound" and many listeners will get an image in their head. An image of a natural, deep echoing sound influenced by the mountains and hills of the Norwegian landscape. Such an image is, of course, a cliché, but to some critics it has stuck and distorted the rich fertility of the ...
George Kahn "Secrets" Band Returns To Hollywood, August 14
What happens when the 2008 Winner of the “Chuck Niles Bebop Award" gets together with a top Contemporary Jazz saxophonist, a Star Latin Jazz trumpet player and a killer rhythm section featuring the drummer from Weather Report? Find out on Wednesday, August 14th, 2013, at 8 PM as this ‘secret’ is revealed with the GEORGE KAHN ...
Mike MacArthur: Moving Away From The Kids' Table
In the company of prominent friends, saxophonist Mike MacArthur releases a sterling jazz album, “Feels Like Home,” his first major release as a frontman. Tampa, FL: In the midst of graduation season, it seems like the ideal time for the release of long-time sideman Mike MacArthur’s first major recording on center stage. The saxophonist’s 10-song “Feels ...
“Feels Like Home” Thanks To Saxman MacArthur’s Friends
Album “Sanctified” by the appearance of Brian Bromberg, Rick Braun, Jeff Lorber and Jeff Golub Tampa, FL: “When are you going to let me make a record with you?” For years, Grammy-nominated bassist Brian Bromberg posed this question to saxophonist Mike MacArthur. Finally the saxman acquiesced. He grabbed his tenor horn, hopped a jet and camped ...
Acuna - Hoff - Mathisen: Barxeta
by John Kelman
With Jungle City (Alessa, 2009), Norwegians Jan Gunnar Hoff (keyboards) and Per Mathisen (bass) documented their meeting with Peruvian-born Alex Acuña, a Weather Report alum who leapt onto the international stage, first as percussionist and then kit drummer, on the fusion super group's Black Market (Columbia, 1976) and Heavy Weather (Columbia, 1977). That, after a first ...
George Kahn - Secrets Quintet To Perform At Catalina Jazz Club Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
GEORGE KAHN ‘SECRETS’ QUINTET TO PERFORM AT CATALINA JAZZ CLUB WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30TH, 2013 What happens when the 2008 Winner of the Chuck Niles Bebop Award gets together with a top Contemporary Jazz saxophonist, a star Latin Jazz trumpet player and a rhythm section featuring the drummer who played on “Birdland” with Weather Report? Find out ...
Bob Mintzer Big Band / Bob Wilber and the Tuxedo Big Band / Joe Chambers Moving Pictures Orchestra
by Jack Bowers
Bob Mintzer Big BandFor the MomentMCG Jazz2012 Anyone who has followed Bob Mintzer's career knows that the multi-talented saxophonist / educator has always had a special place in his heart for music from south of the border (he even recorded a big-band album, Latin from Manhattan, back in ...
Mary Jenson: Beyond
by C. Michael Bailey
Vocalist Mary Jenson follows her well-received 2009 recording Close Your Eyes (Self Produced) with an homage to the dream state with Beyond. Coming from a large military family that never stayed put for long, Jenson developed a gypsy's soul and a musical taste for the world rhythmic and cosmopolitan. Her song selection is novel, including compositions ...
Don Alias and Jaco Pastorious
by Melanie Futorian
[Author's Note: This marks the last article in the four-part series for Cymbalism, a tribute to the great percussionist and my companion, Don Alias. Please look for the forthcoming photo book on Amazon.com, Don Alias: The Moments We Spent. As well, keep an eye out for my upcoming for All About Jazz interviews with David Sanborn, ...
Luis Disla: The Prophecy
by James Nadal
One quick way to verify a musician's credentials is to check out who plays on his debut record. Respected reed man Luis Disla obviously called in a few markers for The Prophecy , assembling an all-star lineup and achieving a glossy production in the process. No stranger to the studio with numerous sessions ...
