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News: Recording

Multi-talented Trombonist Ernest Stuart Releases First CD "Solitary Walker" March 15

Multi-talented Trombonist Ernest Stuart Releases First CD "Solitary Walker" March 15

From humble beginnings to headlining Philadelphia and New York City clubs, Ernest Stuart is a multi-talented trombonist who's played alongside The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Branford Marsalis, Billy Paul, The O'Jays, Charles Tolliver Big Band and Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, among others. Stuart's heavily awaited debut CD, Solitary Walker, rolls out nationally on March 15, 2011 ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Ferit Odman

Read "Take Five With Ferit Odman" reviewed by Ferit Odman


Meet Ferit Odman:Ferit Odman is an in-demand and busy jazz drummer based in Istanbul. He started his music studies in Sweden as an AFS exchange student (1999), got a full scholarship to get his B.A. in Music at Istanbul Bilgi University (2001), attended the School For Improvisation workshops in NYC (2004), and has been ...

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Article: Live Review

Dmitri Kolesnik at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola

Read "Dmitri Kolesnik at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Dmitri KolesnikDizzy's Club Coca ColaNew York, NYAugust 27, 2010Dmitri Kolesnik came to New York from his native St Petersburg in 1991, to study bass with Ron Carter. Now Kolesnik is a firm fixture on the jazz scene in New York. At Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, Kolesnik's band featured trumpeter Joe Magnarelli, ...

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The Thang

Label: Sharp Nine Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: All The Things You Are; The Thang; Pamela; Hey Jimmy; The Paper Chase; Speak Low; Overjoyed; Billy Boy.

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Article: Album Review

Anthony Wonsey: The Thang

Read "The Thang" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


Anthony Wonsey's latest disc finds the pianist coming into his own creative voice. Wonsey has been at the center of some very notable works over the past few years, including recordings by trumpeter Nicholas Payton, songstress Carmen Lundy and others. The Thang, his fifth disc as a leader, continues in the straight-ahead format of his label, ...

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Blues for Hiroshi

Label: Sharp Nine Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Damn That Reality; Waltz for Debby; Brother Hiroshi; Just In Time; The Peacocks; Just You, Just Me; Black Fairy Tales; Nobody Else But Me; Relaxin' At Camarillo

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Article: Album Review

Anthony Wonsey Trio: Blues for Hiroshi

Read "Blues for Hiroshi" reviewed by David S. Birk


Sharp Nine Records' slogan is “Straight ahead and in the pocket." How well does Sharp Nine's offering from Anthony Wonsey fit the bill?In the last decade, pianist Anthony Wonsey has been associated with prominent names like Nicholas Payton, Wallace Roney and the late Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine. So it's a surprise that Blues for ...

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Open the Gates

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 1999
Track listing: Xavier's Arrival, My Heart Is With You I, Invitation, A Song For Audrey, Open the Gates, Big Bertha, Into the Blacklight, My Heart Is With You II, Blues for Russell and Polly (73:31)

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Article: Album Review

Anthony Wonsey: Open the Gates

Read "Open the Gates" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan


A native of Chicago, 27-year-old pianist Anthony Wonsey is one of those uniquely blessed musicians who has chops to burn, a big heart, and the ability to all make it sound so smooth and effortless. His two previous recordings, done in Japan and reissued in the States on Evidence, should have sounded a joyful noise regarding ...


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