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Article: Interview

Barney McAll: Dynamic Pianist And Composer

by AAJ Staff
April 7, 2009

Composer and pianist Barney McAll is a leading light of the new Brooklyn--the New York borough that is the fount of much that is new in jazz. The spectrum of McAll's music is wide, ranging from mood-setting jazz ensemble recordings to electronica. But it all comes down to the notes, and their relation to each other. ...

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News: Recording

Trumpeter Vinnie Cutro & New York City Soundscape Release "Sakura"

March 18, 2009

On Sakura, his 4th album as a leader, trumpeter Vinnie Cutro presents a set of straight ahead mainstream jazz that extends the legacy of such hard-driving bands as Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers and the 1950s quintets led by Horace Silver and Miles Davis. Cutro contributes 6 originals and a haunting arrangement of the familiar ...

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Article: Interview

Barney McAll: One to Watch

by AAJ Staff
March 6, 2009

This interview was first published in 2001. All About Jazz: First, if you don't mind, tell me some other biographical details (where did you study?) Barney McAll: I was born in Melbourne Australia. I started playing piano at seven years old. My older brother John, was very influential on me ...

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Article: Interview

Steve Turre: Shell 'n' 'Bone Man

by Ian Patterson
February 23, 2009

Few can match Steve Turré's skill as a trombonist. His technical mastery, which has seen him win five Down Beat polls, goes hand-in-hand with a deep respect for the music that has gone before him, and over the course of forty years he has honed his skills with some of the best. Since his formative experience ...

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Article: Interview

Reverend Zen: Angels, Blues and the Crying Moon

by David King
February 19, 2009

The New York group Reverend Zen has released its debut album, Angels, Blues & the Crying Moon (Blackjack Music, 2006), that is quickly garnering music industry acclaim around the world. Platitudes aside, Reverend Zen's true genius lies in its music. The album is everything a great album should be: melodies that hang in your head like ...

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Article: Film Review

'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris

by Victor L. Schermer
February 17, 2009

Jackie Paris'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie ParisOutsider PicturesWritten and Directed by Raymond De FelittaProducer: David Zellerford 2009 “You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody."--Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront

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Article: Record Label Profile

Blue Note at 70

by Joel Roberts
February 14, 2009

No label in jazz can match the history and legacy of Blue Note Records. Since its founding in New York in 1939 by German emigre Alfred Lion, Blue Note has been associated with an amazing assortment of jazz luminaries including Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Jimmy Smith, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, ...

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Article: Live Review

Randy Brecker Quintet Honors Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" at the Kimmel Center

by Victor L. Schermer
February 11, 2009

Randy BreckerPerelman TheaterThe Kimmel Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PAFebruary 7, 2009 Around the time that Miles Davis was recording the iconic album Kind of Blue in 1959, a kid from Philadelphia named Randy Brecker was learning to play trumpet, and not long after that, he entered the firmament ...

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News: Award / Grant

Monterey Jazz Festival Records and Terence Blanchard Win Grammy

February 10, 2009

Monterey Jazz Festival Records Wins Grammy Terence Blanchards Win For Best Jazz Instrumental Solo From Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival Is Historic First For Label February 10, 2009 - The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce that Terence Blanchard, the Festivals 2007 Artist-In-Residence, has won his fourth Grammy, winning Best Jazz Instrumental Solo ...

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News: Video / DVD

Wayne Shorter Live at Montreux 1996 - Available on DVD February 17

February 4, 2009

On February 17, 2009, Eagle Rock Entertainment, through its Eagle Eye subsidiary, will release Wayne Shorter Live at Montreux 1996 on DVD. This fascinating night captures an American treasure on one of his many stops at the acclaimed jazz festival. Coming up in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in the 1950s, Shorter became an important component of ...