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Article: Extended Analysis

John Mayer: Battle Studies

by David Miller
November 29, 2009

John Mayer Battle Studies Columbia Records 2009 Twenty-somethings all over are humming along and nodding their heads. It's almost impossible not to. Guitarist John Mayer's Battle Studies has come out and they've found someone who understands their generation's thought process. This new generation ...

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Article: Album Review

Michaela Rae: Blues with a Backbone

Read "Blues with a Backbone" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins
November 22, 2009

There are many who believe the blues is dying, a feeling reinforced by the fact that many of the major icons in this genre are over 80, like B.B. King, Pinetop Perkins and David “Honeyboy" Edwards. However, there is youth in the blues, like Homemade Jamz and now, Michaela Rae Knox. This 14-year-old Colorado ...

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Article: Interview

Stefon Harris: Authenticity and Audacity

by R.J. DeLuke
September 22, 2009

Authenticity is a special word for vibraphone wizard Stefon Harris when it comes to his art, which springs from the tradition of jazz music, but is approached through a modern lens that takes into account the sounds and perspective of 2009. He has enough audacity--also a special word for Harris--to say it clearly, to ...

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News: Interview

Bassist John Patitucci Interviewed at AAJ

September 7, 2009

As sayings go, “One man's trash is another man's treasure" is pretty straightforward, especially for those enamored with garage sales. For lovers of jazz music, it may hold a bit more significance, for it played a fateful role in the life of one of today's superlative artists in the genre. John Patitucci is one of the ...

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Article: Interview

John Patitucci: Celebrating Jazz Heroes

by R.J. DeLuke
September 7, 2009

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Article: Interview

Gary Smulyan: Low Man Aims High

by Edward Bride
September 1, 2009

A baritone saxophonist who plays like Bird? And harvests more than a half-dozen Grammy awards in the process? That seeming contradiction characterizes the great successes of Gary Smulyan, one of today's most in-demand jazz performers, educators, and recording artists. To be fair, Smulyan has his own voice, but he cites Charlie Parker ...

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Article: Album Review

Joel Frahm / Bruce Katz: Project A

Read "Project A" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
August 29, 2009

Joel Frahm and Bruce Katz's Project A is not a codename for a scientific research program or some covert operation, but, instead, a finger-snapping, toe-tapping tribute to the original Queen of Soul, singer Aretha Franklin. Frahm, a superlative saxophonist who has worked with Maynard Ferguson, Brad Mehldau and Kurt Rosenwinkel, is joined by ...

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Article: Album Review

Glenn Patrik: Nuthin' But a Thang!

Read "Nuthin' But a Thang!" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
August 24, 2009

From America's heartland, Glenn Patrik sings and plays the kind of blues that made Kansas City a hub where musical pioneers met and exchanged ideas about swing, rhythm, blues, and being spontaneous. It was shortly before World War II and just about the same time that bebop was getting noticed in New York, when Kansas City ...

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Article: Live Review

Gent Jazz Festival 2009: Days 1-5

by Martin Longley
August 10, 2009

The Gent Jazz Festival 2009 Bijloke Gent, BelgiumJuly 8: B.B. King/China Moses & Raphael LemonnierMaybe this year's festival, running July 8-19, is going to peak too soon. In 2006, B.B. King (or his management) decided that he wasn't going to tour again outside of North America, thereby filling seats up on a “farewell" European ...

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News: Contest

Announcing the Winners of the Eagle Rock B.B. King Live at Montreux 1993 DVD Giveaway

July 27, 2009

Brian Potts, Joanne Danzer, Ryan T. Williams, Anna Moyer and Richard Tucker, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the Eagle Rock Entertainment “B.B. King - Live at Montreux 1993“ giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit Eagle Rock Entertainment ...