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Le Boeuf Brothers: House Without A Door
by Bruce Lindsay
Remy and Pascal Le Boeuf, horn player and pianist respectively, are precociously talented identical twins who have already received awards for their composition and playing. House Without A Door is their second album and on this showing there are more awards to come. The New York-based brothers play well-crafted original tunes: all 12 ...
Jazz Port Townsend Pulls out All the Stops
Jazz Port Townsend, Washingtons largest summer jazz festival turns the Victorian seaport and arts community of Port Townsend into the summer jazz getaway July this weekend. The festival, headlined by such internationally renowned musicians as Taylor Eigsti, Wycliffe Gordon, Ernie Andrews, Sarah Gazarek, Benny Green, and Ambrose Akinmusire, among others, features jazz in the clubs as ...
David Binney: Third Occasion
by J Hunter
The cool thing about liner notes is they contain clues about other places to look for great music. For example, cast members of Joel Harrison's flame-throwing Urban Myths (HighNote, 2009) have their own fish to fry: keyboardist Daniel Kelly gave the piano trio format a good swift kick with Emerge (Brooklyn Jazz Underground, 2009), and now ...
Molde Jazz: Day 1, July 13, 2009
by John Kelman
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 Arve Henriksen Cartography / Bugge Wesseltoft Molde Jazz Molde, Norway July 13, 2009 Descending by plane into Molde airport, it's difficult not to be in awe of the geography surrounding ...
Joel Harrison: Urban Myths
by Donald Elfman
A key element in Joel Harrison's history is what he calls the “electric jazz" of the '70s. So this smart and inventive guitarist offers his own reconsideration of the music championed nearly 40 years ago. This is powerfully intense music but also has a sense of play that keeps its ingredients engaging. The ...
Trumpet Summit: The Friends of Jazz Team with the International Trumpet Guild for 29th Annual Festival
The eyes and ears of brass players around the world will turn to Harrisburg, PA on May 26-31, 2009. First, the International Trumpet Guild (ITG) visits May 26-30 for its 34th International Conference. It is hosted this year by Messiah College and features an eclectic mix of Classical, Jazz, Fusion, Latin and World music. The conference ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Ambrose Akinmusire
All About Jazz is celebrating Ambrose Akinmusire's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Ambrose AkinmusireAmbrose\'s conceptual extension into a new musical language is never to the exclusion of beauty. As one who listens intently, he values the fertility of a pause, of communication, of tension... more ...
Guitarist/Composer Joel Harrison Releases "Urban Myths" on Highnote Records
Joel Harrison, guitar David Binney - alto saxophone Christian Howes - violin Daniel Kelly - keyboards Stephan Crump - acoustic bass Jordan Perlson – drums With Fima Ephron - electric bass Ambrose Akinmusire - trumpet Corey King - ...
Sean Jones: The Search Within
by Mark F. Turner
No longer standing in the shadows of the greats, trumpeter Sean Jones has been coming into his own since his well received debut, Eternal Journey (Mack Avenue Records, 2004). His trajectory has coursed through four previous releases, exploring, maturing, and progressing into one of today's shining voices with The Search Within. Incorporating the ...
Prelude: to Cora
Label: Fresh Sound Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Dreams of the Manbahsniese; Vibe Solo Intro; Aroca; HumSong (SkidRow Anthem);
M.I.S.T.A.G. (My Inappropriate Soundtrack to a Genocide);
Trumpet Intro/Dedication to Ruby; Ruby; Ghost Ship; Dingmandingo; Stablemates.
