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Article: Album Review

Carl Allen & Rodney Whitaker: Work To Do

Read "Work To Do" reviewed by Angela Davis

by Angela Davis

On Carl Allen and Rodney Whitaker's Work to Do, their second collaboration with Mack Avenue Records, the musicians focus on groove, beauty and respect for the tradition. Allen and Whitaker provide a swinging backdrop for some of New York's finest and most respected musicians, including guitarist Rodney Jones and saxophonist Vincent Herring, two very ...

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Take Five With Julie Charnet

Read "Take Five With Julie Charnet" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Julie Charnet: I have performed as a duo in restaurants, sang with a big band, and have been invited to sit in by some of the finest musicians. As for my style, I like to swing and flow but when the mood turns dark I will shuffle, shake, and chase away trouble. I like ...

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Take Five With Bob Albanese

Read "Take Five With Bob Albanese" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Bob Albanese: Bob Albanese was born in Newark, N.J. in 1957. Growing up and the Jersey shore, he began practicing the piano at age 8. At age 15, he won top honors in the Garden State Talent Expo which culminated in a solo performance at the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J. This was ...

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The Wood Brothers: The Wood Brothers: Up Above My Head

Read "The Wood Brothers: Up Above My Head" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette

Highlights of The Wood Brothers' live performances invariably include ingenious renditions of choice covers in addition to their own well-wrought originals. So it stands to reason they'd find it perfectly natural to put together this mini-album of outside material by the likes of Beck and Allen Toussaint, among others. Returning to the strictly two-piece ...

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Traincha w/ Metropole Orchestra: This Girl's In Love: Burt Bacharach Songbook

Read "This Girl's In Love: Burt Bacharach Songbook" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May

You don't need to be Austin Powers to enjoy Burt Bacharach. The composer is a primogeniture descendant of the geniuses who created the great American songbook--the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Berlin, and their contemporaries. Usually in the company of lyricist Hal David, Bacharach wrote and arranged some of the most grown-up chart music of ...

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Article: Interview

Scott Tinkler: Trumpet Down Under

Read "Scott Tinkler: Trumpet Down Under" reviewed by Ludwig vanTrikt

by Ludwig vanTrikt

Bassist/composer Lindsey Horner recently said, “I think one thing that has really changed in the past quarter century is that the music has become so broad, so truly international and genre-encompassing that the days when jazz was one very definable, finite thing are well and truly gone." These remarks also serve to introduce this interview with ...

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Article: Album Review

Henning Sieverts Symmetry: Blackbird

Read "Blackbird" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza

The Beatles are given the dominant spot on Blackbird, but most of the music comes here from bassist/cellist Henning Sieverts. Sieverts--who has a long history of composition, having written for string ensembles, the theater, and groups of various size--locks in jazz and classical music, both in their individual frames and in an elegant blend, making for ...

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Article: Live Review

Montreal Jazz Festival: Days 4-6, July 4-6, 2009

Read "Montreal Jazz Festival: Days 4-6, July 4-6, 2009" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 Joshua Redman By Invitation Day 1 / Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band Joshua Redman By Invitation Day 2 / Kenny Werner QuintetJeff Beck / Anat CohenFestival International de Jazz de Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada July 4-6 2009

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Article: Profile

Bill Henderson

Read "Bill Henderson" reviewed by Marcia Hillman

by Marcia Hillman

To quote Bill Henderson: “The one constant in my life has been singing." So, it is not surprising that in his 83rd year he is still recording and performing live. Born in Chicago, Henderson made his show business debut as a singer and dancer at the age of four, winning in Phil Baker's Artist and Models ...

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Chad McCullough: Playing to the Gig

Read "Chad McCullough: Playing to the Gig" reviewed by John Barron

by John Barron

Seattle trumpeter Chad McCullough has been working hard to garner a reputation in his hometown and beyond as a versatile, creative musician. McCullough has performed with a wide range of artists, including Jay Thomas, Claudio Roditi, Marc Seales, Thomas Marriott, Ingrid Jensen and Bob Florence. He's toured extensively with the Glenn Miller Orchestra in the jazz ...


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