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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five WIth Viktorija Pilatovic

by AAJ Staff
April 6, 2013

Meet Viktorija Pilatovic:In October 2012, jazz singer, composer and arranger Viktorija Pilatovic, just 23 years old, performed her original composition, “We Could Solve That," with internationally renowned bassist Victor Wooten in Valencia, Spain's iconic Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia performing arts complex. Her skills were quickly noticed when she arrived at Berklee Valencia ...

Article: Extended Analysis

New Life

by John Kelman
March 11, 2013

On the back of drummer Antonio Sanchez's New Life, there's a quote from guitarist Pat Metheny, who says, “This record feels like a leap forward for Antonio." He should know; Sanchez has been the guitarist's drummer of choice for literally every project requiring one since he recruited him for Pat Metheny Group and Speaking of Now ...

Article: Meet the Staff

Meet John Kelman

by AAJ Staff
March 7, 2013

I currently live in: Ottawa, Canada I joined All About Jazz in: 2004 What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? After deciding to start writing about music in about 2001, and starting at smaller websites, I was approached by All About Jazz in late 2003, with the question: “We've ...

Article: Interview

Conrad Herwig: There's Nothing Else

by Bob Kenselaar
February 25, 2013

Talking about some of his great influences in jazz, Conrad Herwig points out that it's important to look beyond their achievements on their instruments. “Sometimes during a musician's lifetime, people put so much emphasis on their virtuosity as a player that they don't really think about the vehicle of their expression—their compositions." Herwig was speaking of ...

Album

Leap in the Dark

By Jürgen Hagenlocher

Label: Intuition Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Pollyanna; The Myth of the Dreamcatcher; Leap in the Dark; Corruptionists; April's Mood; Turmoils; Dark Turns Bright; Step by Step.

Album

Introducing Opus 5

By Seamus Blake

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2012
Track listing: Think Of Me; Talltsman; Baker's Dozen; Ton To Tom; Nostalgia In Time; Asami's Playland; Sokol.

Article: Year in Review

R.J. DeLuke's Best Releases of 2012

by R.J. DeLuke
December 30, 2012

A ton of fine music came out in 2012, like most years, making these year-end lists very difficult. A lot we don't get to hear, so that limits some. For example, I've not yet heard the 2012 disks of drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Christian Scott or guitarist John McLaughlin and the Fourth Dimension. Having seen each ...

News: Event

Casa Karen Hosts Gato 6 on Nov. 17th!

November 8, 2012

Jazz Vocalist Suzi Stern and her partner pianist George Oldziey have been producing amazing jazz concerts for the past two years in central Austin at Casa Karen. Eddie Gomez, Ed Soph, Stefan Karlsson, Alex Sipiagin, Donald Edwards, Rich Harney, Elias Hasslanger, Peter Stoltzman, David Amram, Peggy Stern the list goes on and on. This month Oldziey ...

Article: Album Review

Monday Michiru: Soulception

Read "Soulception" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
November 1, 2012

Matters of the spirit are examined in Soulception, the compelling release from Monday Michiru--a multitalented Japanese American singer, composer, and actress, who has released over a dozen successful albums in Asia, Europe, Australia, and South America. An avid producer influenced by diverse sources, she's got that certain crossover appeal that is fluent in urban R&B, contemporary ...

Article: Album Review

Andy Hunter: Think Like A Mountain

Read "Think Like A Mountain" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
October 19, 2012

Trombonist Andy Hunter has taken a seat in many of the most important big bands of the past decade, yet many are still unaware of his skills. He sadly suffers from “section man syndrome": that ailment that afflicts those who are heard by many, yet never truly seen for who they are. Hunter, who has resided ...