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Best Album Art of All Time
Columbia's Microgroove LP Makes Albums Sound GoodColumbia Records introduced the first successful microgroove long-playing phonographs way back in June 1948. But it took decades before album cover artwork came into its own. To celebrate the LPs birthday, Wired.com's staff compiled the following list of stellar albums featuring mind-bending graphics and kick-ass inserts. The Beatles: Revolver, Sgt. ...
Herbie Hancock: One World, One Music
by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
The world today is in big trouble. We might think that we have learned our lesson and opted for togetherness--after all, centuries of wars, misunderstanding, miscommunication and misinterpretation have brought nothing of value to the human race. Today we are told to frown upon our neighbors across the border; yesterday, neighbors from all over the world ...
Michael Leonhart: A Fortunate Son
by Telly Davidson
For most musicians, writers and actors, making the final decision to go against the grain and pursue a paycheck-to-paycheck, month-to-month career as a performing artist is one of the harder choices in life. Yet for trumpeter Michael Leonhart, a life in jazz and art is “all in the family": his father is the noted jazz bassist, ...
Salvatore Bonafede Trio: Sicilian Opening
by Dan McClenaghan
Hailing originally from Sicily, pianist Salvatore Bonafede earned a scholarship to Boston's Berklee School of Music in 1986. A 1989 move to New York saw him playing with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Dewey Redman, Joshua Redman, Lew Tabackin and Joe Lovano. Bonafede moved back to Sicily in 1994, where he has worked with many jazz luminaries, ...
Chris Jentsch: Cycles and Reflecting on the Journey
by Ludwig vanTrikt
John Coltrane once said, “Let the music speak for itself." The guitarist/composer and band leader Christopher Jentsch adds an interesting twist on that subject by opting to describe himself when asked about the broader subject of how to capture his music in his own words. “I think of myself as a composer/guitarist working with contemporary improvisational ...
Roberta Gambarini: Making Listeners Fall 'So In Love'
by R.J. DeLuke
It's been an out-of-the-ordinary career trip for Roberta Gambarini--a trip that's seen her go from a young girl in Italy, scatting along with records by American singers Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, to struggling to get singing gigs in her native land, to grabbing an opportunity to come to the United States, to gaining recognition by ...
Tom Knific Quartet: Lines of Influence
by Matthew Warnock
Lines of Influence is an energetic and exciting modern jazz release by multi-talented bassist/accomplished jazz educator Tom Knific. Featuring several generations of past students alongside his son, John, Knific has assembled an ensemble that not only represents his accomplishments as an educator and mentor, but performs at a level that only a working band can.
Roberta Gambarini: So In Love
by C. Michael Bailey
In his book The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide, music writer Scott Yanow presents a list of the 30 most important jazz singers. One name most likely to join that group, Yanow believes, is that of Roberta Gambarini. Very quickly, this talented Italian singer has established herself as an artist to be considered seriously in the ...
Take Five With Susan Perti-Dunn
by AAJ Staff
Instrument(s):Piano, vocals, and keyboard.Teachers and/or influences?All teachers have influenced me over the years. Some more than others, but all have touched me and allowed me to grow as a person. Influences: Diana Krall, Karen Carpenter, Bonnie Raitt, Shania Twain, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Tim Janis, The Secret Garden, '70s classic ...
Take Five With Michael Tinholme
by AAJ Staff
Meet Michael Tinholme: Michael Tinholme was discovered by Tom Fowler, a legendary bassist/producer for Ray Charles. They've been working together and recording non-stop with some of today's most talented artists and musicians. Achieving continual airplay since his debut, Michael's emotionally charged singing style is finding an enthusiastic audience all over the world.Instrument(s):Vocals, ...
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