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News: Event

APAP | NYC 2012 Hosts JazzConnect: January 6-10

January 4, 2012

The Association of Performing Arts Presenters features jazz—its leaders, masters and music—at annual performing arts industry conference in New York City. Friday Jan. 6, 2012 9 AM-Noon PRE-CONFERENCE FORUM: FREE Building Jazz Culture—Local to Global Hilton, Sutton South How do you build and support a thriving cultural community? What are ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With The Le Boeuf Brothers

by AAJ Staff
January 3, 2012

Meet Le Boeuf Brothers: Prepare to be astonished by the bold compositions and stylish approach of the Le Boeuf Brothers, jazz twins with an ear for innovation, drama, and a touch of humor. Part of a growing New York jazz scene characterized by odd time signatures, current indie rock, and the influences of artists ...

News: Recording

Jack DeJohnette Celebrates Landmark Year With "Sound Travels"

December 31, 2011

Mutidirectional Album Features: Esperanza Spalding, Bruce Hornsby, Bobby Mcferrin, Ambrose Akinmusire, Lionel Loueke, Tim Ries, Luisito Quintero & Jason Moran 2012 promises to be a banner year for legend Jack DeJohnette, renowned as one of music's most adventurous artists and prolific drummers. He'll receive a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Fellowship, the highest U.S. ...

Album

When The Heart Emerges Glistening

By Ambrose Akinmusire

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Confessions To My Unborn Daughter; Jaya; Henya Bass Intro; Henya; Far But Few Between; With Love; Regret (No More); Ayneh (Cora); My Name Is Oscar; The Walls of Lechuguilla; What's New; Tear Stained Suicide Manifesto; Ayneh (Campbell).

Album

Barefooted Town

By David Binney

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2011
Track listing: Dignity; Seven Sixty; The Edge of Seasons; Barefooted Town; Secret Miracle; A Night Every Day; Once When She Was Here.

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Article: Year in Review

R.J. DeLuke's Best Releases of 2011

by R.J. DeLuke
December 21, 2011

It's that time again--a reluctant glance at some fine records. Take with two grains of salt... a pint of ale and two fingers of Wild Turkey ain't a bad idea either ...The annual process of selecting any list of “best" for the year is a precarious endeavor, especially in music where one man's Miles ...

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Article: Year in Review

Troy Collins' Best Releases of 2011

by Troy Collins
December 18, 2011

Compiling end of the year lists is never easy. Considering the quantity of recordings issued during a year, attempting to mention every noteworthy session would result in a list of epic proportions. These few albums are a cross-section of some of the best modern jazz released in 2011, highlighting sophisticated new developments in composition and improvisation--from ...

News: Event

Carnegie Hall & Joyce/George Wein Foundation Present Ambrose Akinmusire Big Band

December 1, 2011

JAZZ TRUMPETER AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE LEADS HIS BIG BAND FOR ITS WORLDWIDE DEBUT PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, IN ZANKEL HALL Jazz trumpeter and Blue Note recording artist Ambrose Akinmusire leads his big band for the ensemble's worldwide debut performance on Saturday, December 3, at 10:00 p.m. in Zankel Hall. The trumpeter, whose talents have been increasingly ...

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Article: Interview

Noah Haidu: Carving Out His Place

by R.J. DeLuke
November 21, 2011

New York-based pianist Noah Haidu came to jazz through the blues, listening to the searing, soulful guitar moans of Buddy Guy and Albert King. But his training, at the age of six, had its advent in classical music. He also likes to experiment with electronics.All these things go into the musical blender of one ...

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Article: Album Review

Ben van Gelder: Frame of Reference

Read "Frame of Reference" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
November 21, 2011

It's hard to believe that Frame of Reference is a debut. The compositions are beguiling, spirited yet poised, and doused with the arid phrasing of a seasoned master. But there's also a youthful exuberance that accompanies 22 year-old saxophonist Ben Van Gelder, who studied music at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and travels between New York and ...