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Chris Crocco Fluid Trio at Smalls May 21st

May 14, 2008

7k Oaks - 7000 Oaks (Die Schachtel, 2008) ***1/2

May 14, 2008

Ferocious, fierce, frenetic, intense, wild, energetic are words that describe well the overall atmosphere of this music, yet there are moments that are calm, subdued, intimate even. The ferocity is not destructive, the four musicians build huge walls of sounds that come and go, change texture and shape, while keeping their energetic momentum most of the ...

Dennis Gonzalez Jnaana Septet - The Gift of Discernment (Not Two, 2008) ****1/2

May 14, 2008

On the first, 15-minute long track, small percussion and gong sounds lead you into a hypnotic African-tinged music, a great bass vamp, with the piano playing some inviting chords, a female voice rejoicing after some ten minutes, accompanied by a background trumpet of twice 10 seconds. And yes, you're right, this is trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez for ...

A Great Day in Indy: A Photo Tribute to the Indianapolis Jazz Legacy

May 14, 2008

Revisiting Latin Jazz Classics: At the Black Hawk, Mongo Santamaria

May 14, 2008

The Revisiting series features albums from the past that played a significant role in Latin Jazz history. The purpose of this series is to introduce new Latin Jazz listeners to important albums and look back at these albums in historical perspective. Each entry will jump to a different point in Latin Jazz history - this [...] ...

Chet Baker: Twenty Years

May 14, 2008

Chet Baker's life of beauty and pain ended twenty years ago tonight on an Amsterdam sidewalk. He may have killed himself. That is unlikely, in my opinion. He may have fallen from his hotel window. He may have been thrown or pushed. Either way, as hard as Baker was on nearly everyone else in his life, ...

Kirk Whalum to Headline Benefit to Relieve Poverty, Hunger and Disease in Developing World

May 14, 2008

Verve Unmixed 4 | Various Artists | Album

May 14, 2008

Tracks 1. Cry Me A River 2. Gimme Some 3. There Was A Time 4. California Soul 5. Take Care Of Business 6. Bim Bom 7. Tenderly 8. Tea For Two 9. Dilo Como ...

New on JazzPianoOnline.com

May 14, 2008

Walking Bassline Part 1 and Part 2 Listen to virtually any jazz recording and you will hear it: the quarter note bassline walking up and down the scale providing both rhythm and harmony. This is the walking bassline and it is one of the defining elements of jazz. Playing a walking bassline over any set of ...

Hilario Duran Trio: Tour Canada 2008

May 14, 2008

Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - Cuban-Canadian pianist/ALMA Records recording artist Hilario Duran will lead the Hilario Duran Trio on a cross Canada tour, summer and fall of 2008. The Hilario Duran Trio will perform at this country's major jazz festivals and venues from coast to coast. This is the debut national tour as a leader for Hilario ...