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Jim Witzel, Jazzmeia Horn, Peter Berntein, John Fedchock and more

by Benjamin Boddie
December 4, 2024

Today's Music--Right Now! .Fantastic music by Steve Allee, Oscar Peterson, Rebecca Kilgore, Jim Witzel, Jazzmeia Horn, Warren Wolf, Peter Bernstein, Vanisha Gould, John Fedchock, Christian Sands, Diane Marino, Alvin Queen, George Cables, Adrian Cunningham, Javon Jackson, Ben Paterson, Arturo Sandoval, Stan Harrison, Avishai Cohen, Marina Albero, and more. Playlist Blue Lou Marini “Twister" from ...

Heavy Hitters, Ben Paterson, Stan Harrison, Arturo Sandoval and more

by Benjamin Boddie
November 27, 2024

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Heavy Hitters, Ben Paterson, Stan Harrison, Hyeonseon Baek, Arturo Sandoval, Roy McGrath, Avishai Cohen, Marina Albero, Alvin Queen, The Bad Plus, Dharma Down, Jim Witzel, George Cables, Jazzmeia Horn, Jeff Rupert, Tomohiro Mori, Iya Ossachuk, Teri Parker, Joel Jeschke and John Fedchock, and more. Playlist Heavy Hitters “You'll ...

Chuck Israels, Alvin Queen, Arturo Sandoval & Bryn Roberts

by Joe Dimino
November 24, 2024

Off the graceful and sophisticated notes of Aloft, the 2024 album by pianist and composer Bryn Roberts, we go right into this week's journey. From there, we delve into the timeless artistry of jazz legend Chuck Israels, a master whose collaborations have defined an era. Next, we spotlight the talented Marie Goudy, imagining her delight at ...

Keith Fiala: New Beginnings

by Nicholas F. Mondello
May 7, 2024

New Beginnings from trumpeter, composer and producer Keith Fiala offers up ten varied tracks of exciting, originally-composed and superbly-performed jazz. It delivers a vibrant mix of engaging melodies and intelligent hard bop jazz improvisation with platforms both in and beyond the smooth jazz vein. The moderately-tempoed “Let Go" opens melodically with a memorable ...

Irakere 50 at SFJAZZ Center

by Harry S. Pariser
March 5, 2024

Irakere 50SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, California February 15, 2024 On April 25, 1973, the Santiago de Cuba stadium saw a historic event when Irakere (an eight-member band whose name means “forest" in Yoruba) debuted. Attendees had never experienced anything quite like it before. The musicians, all originally members of the ...

Can You Judge an Album By Its Label?

by Dave Hughes
March 3, 1999

This article was first published at All About Jazz in March 1999. For almost as long as there have been record labels, many labels have sought to build a reputation or a brand identity for themselves in terms of the genre of music presented on their labels or the technical quality of their product. ...

Camilo Valencia: One Heart At A Time - A Remembrance (1959-2003)

by Dr. Alex Sino
January 6, 2024

Camilo Valencia, a soul brimming with boundless passion, sadly died on September 6, 2023 after undergoing a third heart transplant. He thus carried the weight of four hearts throughout his journey, each pulsating with an ardent desire to share his musical gifts with the world. During his career, Camilo Valencia racked up credits working ...

Jazz International: Part 2

by Monk Rowe
September 19, 2023

Jam Session: How Armenian Jazz Improvised Its Way Onto The World Stage

by Michael Sarian
March 31, 2023

Note: Originally published in the December 2021 issue of AGBU Magazine. At the turn of the 20th century, world events began to mark a major shift in the cultural and socio-political landscape that would reverberate across the globe for the next hundred years. During this period, as the drum beat of existential ...

Manuel Valera New Cuban Express Big Band: Distancia

by Angelo Leonardi
March 22, 2023

L'evoluzione espressiva del cosiddetto latin jazz è ormai palpabile, sia nelle opere dei solisti che dei bandleader. La schiera dei musicisti centro e sud-americani che abbracciano la complessità del jazz contemporaneo senza dimenticare la ricchezza ritmica e timbrica delle musiche latine, è consistente in strumentisti come Fabian Almazan, Alfredo Rodriguez, Vitor Goncalves, Edward Simon, Dayramir Gonzalez ...