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Jazz Bridge Presents Mimi Jones In Society Hill On Thursday, May 17th!
Appearing at Jazz at the Playhouse for the last concert of this season is bassist/vocalist Mimi Jones and her band featuring Shirazetti Tinnin on drums and pianist Rachel Eckroth at the Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. 8th Street in Philadelphia on May 17th. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. For info: ...
Billy Test: Solo Piano at The Kitano
by Daniel Lehner
Billy Test SoloThe KitanoNew York, NYMarch 13, 2012Solo piano is a format that acts as a statement of achievement as much as it is a stylistic choice. It's not a venture for the half-hearted; solo piano concerts are typically conducted by longstanding luminaries like Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau. However, for ...
Barry Harris at the Village Vanguard
by Bob Kenselaar
Barry HarrisVillage VanguardNew York, NYJanuary 15, 2012 Ambling in from the back of the room, Barry Harris introduced his trio to the crowd at the Village Vanguard as the musicians filed in ahead of him: Ray Drummond on bass, Leroy Williams on drums, and then he announced, with a wink, ...
Lars Danielsson: Love is the Message
by James Pearse
Saturday night in an unusually mild December 2011 at Stockholm's premier jazz venue, Fasching, could only mean one thing: the place was heaving. As well as the unseasonable weather and the looming Christmas period, the reason so many festive Swedes were crammed in like tinned herring was to catch a rare glimpse of national hero Nils ...
Thad Jones: The Magnificent Thad Jones
by Greg Simmons
Trumpeter Thad Jones' greatest notoriety was as a member and leader of large ensembles, including the Count Basie Orchestra and later the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. But as great as his big band work was, it's a shame he didn't dedicate more time to small combos. He recorded a handful of really first-rate dates for Blue ...
Two Losses to Detroit Jazz: Bess Bonnier and Brad Felt
One of the great and unusual combinations of jazz voices hereabouts was the big-horn/little- horn thing that Steve Wood|| and {{Brad Felt had going at least since the '80s, with Steve on sax (especially the relatively small soprano) and Brad on tuba or euphonium, romping through tunes like “Second Balcony Jump," a Jerry Valentine composition from ...
Take Five With T. Howard Curtis III
by AAJ Staff
Meet Howard Curtis: T. Howard Curtis III, born in Williamburg, VA, but now living and working in Graz, Austria has been enjoying a multifaceted career as jazz drummer, percussionist and educator for over 30 years. He has performed in jazz and other music festivals all over the world, including Paris, Germany, ...
Yusef Lateef: Eastern Sounds Turns 50
by Alan Bryson
Think back fifty years to the days portrayed on the TV series Mad Men. In 1961, John Kennedy and Billboard's Easy Listening Chart were inaugurated, a freedom riders bus was fire-bombed in Alabama, Rock Hudson was on the big screen, and Doris Day was selling albums. As teenagers and their swinging parents were ...
Barry Harris: Luminescence!
In April 1967, pianist Barry Harris assembled a magical sextet for what would turn out to be one of his most exciting record dates. The album for Prestige was called Luminescence! and it featured trombonist Slide Hampton, tenor saxophonist Junior Cook, baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Lennie McBrowne, with Harris on piano. ...
North Sea Jazz Festival, July 8-10, 2011
by R.J. DeLuke
North Sea Jazz FestivalJuly 8-10, 2011AhoyRotterdam, The Netherlands The North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands is staggering in size, touted as the world's largest indoor jazz festival and that's certainly a good bet. With 13 stages running from late afternoon until the early morning hours, it's far more than a ...
