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R.J. DeLuke's Best Releases of 2012
by R.J. DeLuke
A ton of fine music came out in 2012, like most years, making these year-end lists very difficult. A lot we don't get to hear, so that limits some. For example, I've not yet heard the 2012 disks of drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Christian Scott or guitarist John McLaughlin and the Fourth Dimension. Having seen each ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Antonio Sanchez
All About Jazz is celebrating Antonio Sanchez's birthday today! Antonio Sanchez was born in Mexico City November 1st, 1971. At age five, he discoreved an irresistible attraction towards the drumset. After a few years of private study he started performing in a wide variety of musical situations ranging from rock to jazz and latin to fusion ...
Salt Water
Album: The Runner Up
By Bartosz Hadala
Label: Piloo Records and Productions LLC
Released: 2010
Duration: 4:17
Pat Metheny Unity Band: Denver, CO, September 7, 2012
by Geoff Anderson
Pat Metheny Unity BandBotanic GardensDenver, COSeptember 7, 2012Pat Metheny is restless. And we're all the richer for it. Over a career that is now pushing 40 years, Metheny has been a constant innovator, not only in the development of musical styles, but new sounds as well, going so far as to ...
Pat Metheny Unity Band Week at All About Jazz!
With the release of Unity Band (Nonesuch, 2012), guitarist Pat Metheny has delivered one of the best records of his career, and his first to feature tenor saxophone since his already classic-status 80/81 (ECM, 1980). With both Michael Brecker and Dewey Redman sadly deceased, the mantle falls upon Chris Potter, and in a career that has ...
Newport Jazz Festival: Newport, RI, August 4-5, 2012
by R.J. DeLuke
Newport Jazz FestivalFort Adams State ParkNewport, RIAugust 4-5, 2012Having a celebration for the 70th birthday of an amazing musician--drummer Jack DeJohnette--was an outstanding feature of this year's Newport Jazz Festival. The drummer was featured in two sets in a single day (Saturday), first with a band he has been ...
Ben Williams: The Effect of Sound
by Daniel Lehner
It's continuously perplexing that Ben Williams did not set out on playing the bass first. Forced to pick the most attractive string instrument amongst the cellos and violins, the 7th grade aspiring guitarist ended up picking the instrument that he, now in his upper twenties, is in massively high demand for and is unsettlingly proficient in. ...
Antonio Sanchez: Doing It All
by Ian Patterson
Antonio Sanchez has been guitarist Pat Metheny's first-choice drummer for the past decade. The tremendous finesse, propulsion and extensive vocabulary that Sanchez possesses have illuminated not only Metheny's recordings, but those of heavyweights such as vibraphonist Gary Burton, saxophonist Michael Brecker, and pianists Chick Corea and Danilo Perez. In recent years, Sanchez has been much in ...
Chris Potter: The Personal Stamp
by R.J. DeLuke
Chris Potter is one of the most visible saxophonists on the scene in recent years. There are reasons for that. Not only does he have incredible chops, inner drive, intensity and the impulse to always be creative--as if that's not enough--he can fit into any musical situation and find a way to contribute.Coming through ...
Pat Metheny Unity Band: Kennett Square, PA, August 9, 2012
by Troy Collins
Pat Metheny Unity BandLongwood GardensKennett Square, PennsylvaniaAugust 9, 2012Over the past few years Longwood Gardens, a horticultural conservancy located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, has hosted a wide variety of international musical talent. Situated in a wooded area of Kennett Square, the conservancy offers multiple performance venues in a beautiful, bucolic setting conveniently ...
