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Trondheim Jazz Festival: May 9-13, 2012

by John Kelman
May 28, 2012

Trondheim Jazz FestivalTrondheim, NorwayMay 9-13, 2012 Being Norway's third largest city, next to Oslo and Bergen, means something completely different to being the third largest city in Canada or the United States. With more than 25,000 students in a city of approximately 160,000 people, it's not unlike (albeit a little larger than) ...

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The 19th Istanbul Jazz Festival Line-up Announced

May 2, 2012

THE STAR MAP OF JAZZ WILL BE ON ISTANBUL SKIES The 19th Istanbul Jazz Festival, 3-19 July 2012 A glamorous line-up with Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette, Morrissey, Erykah Badu, Antony and the Johnsons, Esperanza Spalding, Marcus Miller, Okay Temiz, Burhan Öçal, Hüsnü Şenlendirici, İmer Demirer, Bilal Karaman, Lyambiko, Ernest Ranglin, Monty Alexander, Caro Emerald, ...

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Take Five With Aidan Carroll

by AAJ Staff
April 17, 2012

Meet Aidan Carroll: Originally from Oklahoma, now living in New York and on the road, Aidan Carroll is an acoustic/electric bassist, composer, and educator. He attended the University of Central Oklahoma on full jazz scholarship, attended the Banff Workshop following college, and subsequently moved to New York for a Masters Degree at City College ...

Article: Album Review

Robert Glasper: Black Radio

Read "Black Radio" reviewed by Eugene Holley, Jr.

by Eugene Holley, Jr.
March 10, 2012

Depending on your age, Houston-born pianist/composer Robert Glasper is--like trumpeters Christian Scott and Ambrose Akinmusire, and bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding-either the herald of a new world a-comin' when jazz musicians will be heard on pop radio on a regular basis, or he's a throwback to the golden age of the seventies, when jazz stars, from Herbie Hancock ...

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Article: Interview

Terell Stafford: Trial and Inspiration

by Andrew J. Sammut
January 30, 2012

Terell Stafford is as likely to credit his influences as he is to impress his listeners. Coming to jazz comparatively later than many players, and even with his busy schedule as a sideman, leader and educator, he remains devoted to exploring the music's roots, while expressing a relentless desire to learn more. Stafford first ...

Article: Album Review

Jack DeJohnette: Sound Travels

Read "Sound Travels" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
January 13, 2012

With 2012 barely underway, it looks like it's going to be a year to remember for drum legend Jack DeJohnette. The renowned rhythmic force behind classic recordings from Miles Davis, Charles Lloyd, Keith Jarrett--and numerous notable projects of his own--will receive some well-deserved recognition when he's inducted into the National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Master ...

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NEA Jazz Master Jack DeJohnette Week Begins at All About Jazz with Extensive Interview and More!

January 9, 2012

Approaching 70 later this year makes 2012 a special time for Jack DeJohnette. One of five artists to receive the 2012 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters Fellowship only makes it more so for the veteran drummer/pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings over the past 45 years, including landmark sessions with artists ...

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Jack DeJohnette: Sound Travels

Read "Sound Travels" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
January 9, 2012

Turning 70 and being awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship would be enough to make 2012 a special year for Jack DeJohnette, but Sound Travels transcends mere celebration of the veteran drummer/pianist/bandleader's broad swath of accomplishments since emerging, in the mid-1960s, with saxophonist Charles Lloyd's massively successful quartet. His ...

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Jack DeJohnette: Time and Space

by John Kelman
January 9, 2012

It begins with the sound of a resonating bell, followed by a gently cascading piano solo that gradually assumes shape and form, hovering around two chords and creating an inviting ambiance that resolves with another ringing of the bell, segueing gently into the groove-heavy “Salsa for Luisito." The track is “Enter Here," and the album is ...

News: Career

APAP JazzConnect Session: NEA Jazz Masters & Jazz Futures: Paying It Forward @ Hilton New York: January 9

January 9, 2012

The Association of Performing Arts Presenters features jazz—its leaders, masters and music—at annual performing arts industry conference in New York City. Topic NEA Jazz Masters & Jazz Futures: Paying It Forward Where Hilton New York Mercury Ballroom New York, NY 212-586-7000 When Mon, January ...