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Terry Riley:the Cusp of Magic

May 19, 2008

By: Josh Potter The story of American music has largely been that of vernacular traditions - their unlikely origins, evolution, and (ultimate) transcendence. When minimalist composers like Terry Riley started synthesizing Eastern idioms into classical arrangements, art music joined the conversation. Fellow minimalists Phillip Glass and John Adams have made the natural transition to scoring films, ...

Bobby Zankel Trio - Many in Body, One in Mind (Cimp, 2008) ***a1/2

May 19, 2008

This new CD by the Bobby Zankel Trio, with the leader on alto, Dylan Taylor on bass and Edgar Bateman on drums, brings free jazz as I like it : straight ahead music, full of direct emotions and lots of space to move in, offering ample opportunity for the musicians to be creative, to work with ...

The Nocturne Records Story

May 19, 2008

Bob Florence

May 19, 2008

Bob Florence was best known for his big band arranging, as his Grammy award, thirteen Grammy nominations and two Emmys attest. He died last Thursday at home in Thousand Oaks, California, five days short of his 76th birthday. Florence was also a superb pianist and favorite accompanist of singers. In recent years, in a pan-generational surprise, he ...

Maurice Jarre Tribute to David Lean

May 19, 2008

In honor of David Lean's upcoming 100th birthday, in 2008, Milan Entertainment has released a special edition DVD/CD of a tribute concert which was recorded live at the Barbican Center in London in 1992, a month after David Lean's death. Maurice Jarre, French composer, composed the scores to 4 of David Lean's films: Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence ...

Jerry Stucker's New CD "It's All a Groove"

May 19, 2008

JERRY STUCKER: It's All A Groove 2007 Urbanzone Records Tracks 1 Watermelon Man 2 Winelight 3 Up in it 4 The World is A Ghetto 5 I Feel Like Makin Love 6 And I Love Her 7 Passport (feat. Tony Adamo vocals, ...

Wayne Krantz at the Brooklyn Lyceum

May 19, 2008

On June 7 Wayne Krantz plays during the Brooklyn International Film Festival at The Brooklyn Lyceum. Ex/ sideman with Steely Dan, Michael BRECKER, DONALD FAGEN, CHRIS POTTER AND MANY OTHERS, WAYNE KRANTX HAS MADE SEVEN ACCLAIMED ALBUMS UNDER HIS OWN NAME Since 1991. Wayne Krantz has given clinics and workshops worldwide and has been on the ...

Jazz at the Brooklyn Lyceum

May 19, 2008

Every wed and Sunday we have a Jazz series here at the Brooklyn Lyceum. Curated by Chris Komer and Joe Phillips, the series brings some of the best musicians and music to Park Slope Brooklyn. Most often our series mostly plays in our 50-person room but we have also had bands play in our 300-seat space. ...

JD & the Straight Shot New Album is "Right on Time" for Summer

May 19, 2008

Known for their own fusion of down-and-dirty blues and classic rock swagger, JD & The Straight Shot are unveiling their latest collection of jams with Right on Time, their first newly recorded music in three years, set for release on June 24 by JD Records (through Fontana Distribution). With Right on Time, JD & The Straight ...

Benjamin Herman, a Photo Essay to be Released at North Sea Jazz Festival

May 18, 2008

At the opening of the North Sea Jazz Festival art show in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on July 9, Happy the Man, the new photo essay about the life of alto saxophonist Benjamin Herman (New Cool Collective) will be released. The book contains photos by master photographer and Silver Camera Award-winner Peter van Breukelen, with poetic texts ...